[The Great Yazoo]

Trial lawyers can easily figure out the processes and procedures to get amendments on the ballot (have you ever read the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, trial lawyers' "bible" governing all sorts of time periods and procedures (there's even a rule governing "enlarging" time)). The only constitutional initiatives likely to get snarled up by Amendment 2 are those that are truly grassroots initiatives.

The bottom line: Amendment 2 is the brainchild of the Legislature to limit citizens' ability to initiate constitutional change over the Legislature's head.

Consequently, I'm against Amendment 2.

[cyn]

VOTESMARTFLORIDA.ORG -- http://www.votesmartflorida.org/voterguide.asp

For each amendment, take a look at proponents and opponents.

For example, info on Amendment 2:

Sponsor: Florida Legislature

Proponents: VoteSmartFlorida.org, which is composed of the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Florida Farm Bureau, Florida Student Association, Florida Retail Association, AAA, and more than 60 organizations statewide

Opponents: Hands Off Florida, which is composed of the Common Cause Florida; ACLU; Ballot Initiative Strategy Center; Citizens in Charge; Florida ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) and more than 15 organizations

H'mmmm . . .