I am independent. I lean conservative, but I will not kowtow to either party. With that said.
With all due respect. The Federal Constitution requires a 2/3 vote, plus a lot of other hoops to jump thru. It should be very hard change a constitution, state or federal. By the way, it is not lost on me the fact that Issue One was in fact changing the constitution with a 50%+1 vote.
You should need to have more than just 50%+1 to change the core legal document in the state. A Super Majority is appropriate in this case. It is still one person, one vote. You just need 60% of one person, one vote people to pass a major change. By the way, that "marketing" campaign was very deceptive.
Fix Gerrymandering. As they say two wrongs don't make a right.
Should we also change the Federal Constitution to allow 50% + 1 to change it? If we do and the opposing party gets in, we very well may get something we don't like. I don't care what side of the aisle you are on. This has consequences.
I am well aware of the argument that the Federal Constitution is different than the state. I don't buy the argument. The definition of a constitution is "a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed." It is the same, period. The amendments that will end up in the constitution will have nothing to do with fundamental principles.
Why, we could write into our constitution that pedophilia is perfectly acceptable. Or no teacher should ever be punished for have a sexual relationship with a minor student.
The whole ballot issue was not done in the right spirit. It was done to try and stop a ballot issue in November. The wrong time. It should have been done a long time ago. Not around an abortion debate. By the way, I could slam both the Pro-Life and Pro-Choice groups on that issue. I believe they both have it wrong. It makes me sick. Another time though.
I believe that the fact that you could change the state constitution with 50%+1 was not well known. A hidden flaw that now that it has been brought to light, we will see many groups on both sides of the aisle use it to put bad policy into the constitution.
John,
I am independent. I lean conservative, but I will not kowtow to either party. With that said.
With all due respect. The Federal Constitution requires a 2/3 vote, plus a lot of other hoops to jump thru. It should be very hard change a constitution, state or federal. By the way, it is not lost on me the fact that Issue One was in fact changing the constitution with a 50%+1 vote.
You should need to have more than just 50%+1 to change the core legal document in the state. A Super Majority is appropriate in this case. It is still one person, one vote. You just need 60% of one person, one vote people to pass a major change. By the way, that "marketing" campaign was very deceptive.
Fix Gerrymandering. As they say two wrongs don't make a right.
Should we also change the Federal Constitution to allow 50% + 1 to change it? If we do and the opposing party gets in, we very well may get something we don't like. I don't care what side of the aisle you are on. This has consequences.
I am well aware of the argument that the Federal Constitution is different than the state. I don't buy the argument. The definition of a constitution is "a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed." It is the same, period. The amendments that will end up in the constitution will have nothing to do with fundamental principles.
Why, we could write into our constitution that pedophilia is perfectly acceptable. Or no teacher should ever be punished for have a sexual relationship with a minor student.
The whole ballot issue was not done in the right spirit. It was done to try and stop a ballot issue in November. The wrong time. It should have been done a long time ago. Not around an abortion debate. By the way, I could slam both the Pro-Life and Pro-Choice groups on that issue. I believe they both have it wrong. It makes me sick. Another time though.
I believe that the fact that you could change the state constitution with 50%+1 was not well known. A hidden flaw that now that it has been brought to light, we will see many groups on both sides of the aisle use it to put bad policy into the constitution.
Let the games begin!
Well said
Ill try a reply.