Exactly why every state needs to have a constitutional convention.

[$ecular#eckler]

Alaska shouldn’t risk the free-for-all of a constitutional convention

It’s a reckless approach to rewriting the state constitution, which has served Alaskans well for more than 60 years.

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The constitution was written at a convention in Fairbanks in 1955-1956, before Anchorage became the center of the unruly political universe in Alaska. To call delegates together in today’s polarized times, where public meetings have become shouting matches, where parking lot confrontations are as common as snow tires in winter and tourists in the summer, would be as irresponsible as getting between a moose and her calf. Nothing good could come out of the encounter, for anyone.

The problem of "unruly politics," and "polarized times," is exactly why there needs to be a constitutional convention. If things are going well, then what is going to prompt anyone to consider any need for a reorganization of the government?

You don't fix something that is not broke - right?

 

[night_son]

Alaska shouldn’t risk the free-for-all of a constitutional convention

It’s a reckless approach to rewriting the state constitution, which has served Alaskans well for more than 60 years.

www.adn.com

The problem of "unruly politics," and "polarized times," is exactly why there needs to be a constitutional convention. If things are going well, then what is going to prompt anyone to consider any need for a reorganization of the government?

You don't fix something that is not broke - right?

Are you joking? Most Americans can't see past the glare of their smart phone screen—while driving. The other half wouldn't know a Ursus arctos horribilis if it bit off their ass.

 

[Pellinore]

Calling a Constitutional Convention would be like trying to finish a 350-million piece jigsaw puzzle by throwing it all up in the air and having a 535 person committee work with 50 state delegations to start it all over from scratch, while they each also hold down a crucial full-time job. Good luck with that.