In November, millions of Florida voters may very well decide the next president of the United States. Amid the excitement of the race for the White House, some of the deeply impactful (and in some cases, deeply troubling) amendments to Floridas Constitution --which will also appear on Novembers ballot -- may be overlooked.

WASHINGTON -- In mid-September 2008, Lehman Brothers collapsed and the bottom fell out of the financial system.

Every dog has his day in court.

Or at least two Florida drug sniffing dogs, Franky and Aldo, will.

On Halloween, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two separate Florida cases involving the smells picked up by drug sniffing canines.

One case involves whether a warrant is needed before a police dog goes sniffing around the door of a possible drug house. The other deals with the reliability of drug dogs and how much their skill is relevant to the admissibility of evidence.

The economic disaster of the oyster industry around Apalachicola Bay has turned inside out the pockets of a community that has long relied upon the waterway for its life.

Families are suffering -- many say "desperately" -- as the state continues to await a response from the Obama administration on whether to declare the region a fishery resources disaster. The bay has been hindered by severe drought, a reduction in fresh water and also self-inflicted wounds from the harvesting of immature oysters in recent, difficult times.

Of all the campaigns surrounding the Sunshine States 2012 ballot initiatives, the one promoting Amendment 4 is easily the most colorful.

"We're here to talk about Sudden Posterior Reduction Syndrome, more commonly known as 'Getting Your Assets Taxed Off, announces a faux talk-show host in one advertisement. The 30-second clip is an interview with a woman whose husband has had his assets taxed off. The segment concludes with her daughters plaintive sulk: I just want my daddy to get his asset back!