I have no problem deciding it by popular vote referendum, but again: the freepers affected by this are the ones who have been loudly SCREAMING for years about how state legislatures, NOT the citizens of a state, know what's best for us. They've said over and over again that the job of the state government is to determine the best interests of the state as a whole, NOT follow the wishes of the majority. "Republic, NOT a Democracy!!!" "Abolish the 17th amendment!!!" "Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for breakfast!!" "Democracy is MOB RULE!!"
We've been hearing it ad infinitum since their god Mark Levin informed them about a decade ago that it was now the most important issue on the planet, and they love to trash anyone who disagrees with them as a statist who "hates the constitution and the founding fathers".
Well, now they got their wish, their state governments are going to do what THEY think is best for their state, not giving a whiff about public opinion in the deep south and regardless of whether their citizens agree with it or not.
Be careful what you wish for, you may get it.
I agree with everything you wrote.
The anti-17th geniuses always make me laugh. Talk about dumb.
There’s plenty of idiocy on both sides (right & left).