"We are gravely concerned that those who would be elected in a small turnout special election will not reflect the wishes or diversity of the LGBTQ+, minority, and other... impacted communities."
this kind of argument is convincing and I vote NO for the convention even though I'm annoyed with the legislature that won't give up any power for an independent inspector general to counter spending abuse, that won't take control away of coastal regulations from CRMC political appointees without expertise, that won't allow voters to propose initiatives so we might have a say about putting an end to assault weapons, outrageously high interest payday loans, assisted death to avoid useless suffering... and other issues the legislature refuses to act on
We haven't had a C.C. in almost 40 years. It's 40 years too late. There have been too many changes in society since then. At this time, society is undergoing another change - a turning back to 'when it was'.
There are some great things in when it was - we had family units, kids played in the streets, a day at the beach was the cost of gas, and people still knew their neighbors.
A subject that I hate to get into but must as an example of turning back. Roe vs. Wade was 13 yrs. old. It was deemed a victory in terms of women's rights. Though labeled as 'abortion', it was IMO, it gave women the right to choose - not abortion itself but to take care of ourselves without somebody butting in or being held to someone else's standards. In June, 2022, that right was taken away.
R.I., the last state to sign the U.S. Constitution in 1790, was always an outlier. It was the threat of threats about the embargo that would be placed, thus isolating it from trade.
(What made me laugh was Rhode Island's aversion to lengthy terms for members of Congress).
Our law in R.I. allows for womens' rights which is a plus.
But, as said in the article, what happens to other rights? It's not a secret that tiny R.I. is a state where everybody knows somebody or is related to them. We are an inbred, legacy state. The same names remain on anything worthy of note.
We're in the midst of a divided General Election. We don't know the future but we know it will change.
How many of these rights afforded to Rhode Islanders are under States Rights? I don't know.
Who will be delegates to a ConCon? Will it be special interests, those with an axe to grind, politicians who already have a say in their gov't positions (double dipping) or some of the same names on a different piece of paper?
I can't vote for a convention at this time. Until the outdated laws are removed or brought up to date, which is pretty much the General Assembly's job, we're putting more clutter onto the clutter. We'll never get out from under the clutter. If a ConCon were held to clean up the clutter and rewrite the laws in a common language, not lawyerese, that would be a huge benefit. It would probably eliminate a lot of red tape we encounter with it's 'why', 'wherefore', and 'therefore' s. We keep adding but never removing.
We need to fix what we have in order to move forward. I can't justify a ConCon. We've waited for 40 yrs. when it should have been done every 10. Now that we're behind the eight-ball, there's a rush to get it done.
I voted no!
I had the same thoughts of an obvious power grab!
Our "democrats" claim they're "conservative"!
So, PEOPLE don't even have. Representation--no matter their party!
Our " leaders" are open to bribes (lobbyists) selling us out to fatten their wallets!
this kind of argument is convincing and I vote NO for the convention even though I'm annoyed with the legislature that won't give up any power for an independent inspector general to counter spending abuse, that won't take control away of coastal regulations from CRMC political appointees without expertise, that won't allow voters to propose initiatives so we might have a say about putting an end to assault weapons, outrageously high interest payday loans, assisted death to avoid useless suffering... and other issues the legislature refuses to act on
Just my opinion!!!
We haven't had a C.C. in almost 40 years. It's 40 years too late. There have been too many changes in society since then. At this time, society is undergoing another change - a turning back to 'when it was'.
There are some great things in when it was - we had family units, kids played in the streets, a day at the beach was the cost of gas, and people still knew their neighbors.
A subject that I hate to get into but must as an example of turning back. Roe vs. Wade was 13 yrs. old. It was deemed a victory in terms of women's rights. Though labeled as 'abortion', it was IMO, it gave women the right to choose - not abortion itself but to take care of ourselves without somebody butting in or being held to someone else's standards. In June, 2022, that right was taken away.
R.I., the last state to sign the U.S. Constitution in 1790, was always an outlier. It was the threat of threats about the embargo that would be placed, thus isolating it from trade.
(What made me laugh was Rhode Island's aversion to lengthy terms for members of Congress).
Our law in R.I. allows for womens' rights which is a plus.
But, as said in the article, what happens to other rights? It's not a secret that tiny R.I. is a state where everybody knows somebody or is related to them. We are an inbred, legacy state. The same names remain on anything worthy of note.
We're in the midst of a divided General Election. We don't know the future but we know it will change.
How many of these rights afforded to Rhode Islanders are under States Rights? I don't know.
Who will be delegates to a ConCon? Will it be special interests, those with an axe to grind, politicians who already have a say in their gov't positions (double dipping) or some of the same names on a different piece of paper?
I can't vote for a convention at this time. Until the outdated laws are removed or brought up to date, which is pretty much the General Assembly's job, we're putting more clutter onto the clutter. We'll never get out from under the clutter. If a ConCon were held to clean up the clutter and rewrite the laws in a common language, not lawyerese, that would be a huge benefit. It would probably eliminate a lot of red tape we encounter with it's 'why', 'wherefore', and 'therefore' s. We keep adding but never removing.
We need to fix what we have in order to move forward. I can't justify a ConCon. We've waited for 40 yrs. when it should have been done every 10. Now that we're behind the eight-ball, there's a rush to get it done.
So - what is the motive?