To: cyn; NonValueAdded
Ordinarily, you would be right. There is, however, the law of unintended consequences. While Amendment 2 intends to restrict special interests' placing amendments on the ballot, I believe the consequences of Amendment 2 is to kill grassroots efforts.
Also, if you'll look at the list of proponents, you'll quickly see that "grassroots" doesn't describe them. Not a single one of those groups would have a problem complying with timing and procedures required by Amendment 2, no matter how harebrained the proposal.
The bottom line for me is that Amendment 2 is sponsored by the Florida Legislature. It is aimed at making citizen initiative more difficult. I believe the real conservative position on amendments to limit the rights of citizens (no matter who supports and who opposes), is a firm but polite NO!
52 posted on
11/01/2004 4:05:18 AM PST by
The Great Yazoo
(JFK: He's a real nowhere man, Sitting in his nowhereland, Making all his nowhere plans, For nobody)
To: The Great Yazoo; yuleeyahoo; tutstar
Hi, GY -- thanks for your input on that. It's a tough call, indeed.
Does anyone have any thing on 1st dca judges? All I can find is 'retain all'... I've not been here long enough to know any major problem cases, I guess, and my random case search didn't help.
53 posted on
11/01/2004 5:15:45 AM PST by
cyn
(Prayers always for Terri Schiavo and her family.)
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