I got my ballot today, and I'm terrified and filled with so much anxiety [View all]

[In It to Win It]

I'm in Florida. I thought 2018 was a big election for my state but this feels heavy. This 2022 election is the one that will probably be the most important in this decade.

Sure, we vote for a senator, a governor, attorney general or other statewide elections. The reason this election feels me with so much pressure is because mixed in with the governor's race, control of the state supreme court is on the line. 5 of the 7 justices on the state supreme court are facing a retention election.

These are the people who will decide the constitutionality of the DeSantis gerrymander.
They will decide whether reproductive rights will remain protected.
These are the assholes that gave an advisory opinion that former felons had to pay fines before they could vote after voters restored their voting rights.

I'm trying to remain positive. Supreme Court justices rarely lose a retention election, and I can't help but think these justices will be retained.