Arkansas

TomSlick

(11,973 posts) Mon Feb 8, 2021, 08:25 PM Feb 2021

Legislation Alert!

A Bill introduced in the Arkansas House (House Joint Resolution 1005) proposes an amendment to the Arkansas Constitution to require a super majority (60%) vote for any law to be adopted by initiative or referendum.

https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2021R%2FPublic%2FHJR1005.pdf

If adopted by the General Assembly and approved by the vote of the people (interestingly by a simple majority), it will be very difficult for the people to pass laws by initiative or referendum. For the sake of consistency, the Bill should include changing the State Motto from "Regnat Populus" - The People Rule. I propose ""Pecunia Loquitur" - Money Talks.

If any of you have a state legislator who will talk to you (mine hates me), let them know this is a really bad idea.

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Legislation Alert! (Original Post) TomSlick Feb 2021 OP

Minority rule must be perpetuated! dchill Feb 2021 #1

Unfortunately, the GQP is the majority in Arkansas. TomSlick Feb 2021 #2

dchill

(40,765 posts)

1. Minority rule must be perpetuated!

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Mon Feb 8, 2021, 08:34 PM

Feb 2021

TomSlick

(11,973 posts)

2. Unfortunately, the GQP is the majority in Arkansas.

Reply to dchill (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 8, 2021, 08:42 PM

Feb 2021

What scares the GQP-controlled Arkansas legislature is that the people in Arkansas has passed initiatives in the recent past that the legislature's GQP's masters did not approve - like medical marijuana.

It's a damned site cheaper to buy a small state legislature than to finance a state-wide campaign.

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