Battle Heats Up Over Constitutional Convention in Rhode Island
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He is perhaps the best know tax reform in the
Grover Norquist was in
“I think it gives them more power and more voice than they have on day to day legislation,” said Grover Norquist founder of Americans for Tax Reform
A constitutional convention might consider term limits for state lawmakers, or ethics reforms in the wake of the 38 Studios disaster.
But critics say it may be heavily influenced by interests outside of
“When you see outside money, in the form of Grover Norquist today, coming in. There’s a huge amount of interest in making sure that these things can pass,” said Mike Araujo, for the local I.A.T.S.E. labor union, who opposes the constitutional convention.
ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis said, “While the race for Governor and Providence Mayor have garnered most of the attention this election season, that may be about to change in a very big way.”
Opponents to a constitutional convention are now spending money on media to get out the “no” vote.
And supporters have countered with “yes” on Prop 3 billboards along I–95, too.
A constitutional convention could lead to line–item budget authority for
“When they put a budget in front of the Governor, the Governor can only approve it or reject it. With a line–item veto the Governor has the ability to take some of the worst pieces out of the budget,” said former (R) Gubernatorial candidate Ken Block, who backs a constitutional convention.
“Historically constitutional conventions have been used as a wedge between minority groups and the general population,” said Mike Araujo, from the opposition to the constitutional convention.
The constitutional convention vote, is Proposition 3 on the
