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Florida State Constitution

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Jan 22 2006, 19:20 EST

I was reading the Florida State Constitution to check out the provision for public education that was in the news this month. The bulk of the constitution will be familiar to anyone who has read any state constitution. The following provision struck me as different, and interesting:

Article X, SECTION 1. Amendments to United States Constitution.

So the Florida legislature isn't allowed to ratify an amendment to the US constitution until after a general election. What a great idea! That means that they will have to publicly take a stand on how they will vote giving the voters a veto on the amendment. Normally I don't like provisions that mean more direct democracy (I'm a Republic kinda guy) but this provision all but requires years of debate before Florida can vote on an amendment. The knee jerk passions of the people have time to quiet. If after a few years they still feel strongly about something the odds are that preference is permanent.

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Florida State Constitution [jackdied] Jan 22 2006, 19:20 EST [permalink] I was reading the Florida State Constitution to check out the provision for public education that was in the news this month. The bulk of the constitution will be familiar to anyone who has read any state constitution. The following provision struck me as different, and interesting: Article X, SECTION 1. Amendments to United States Constitution. --The legislature shall not take action on any proposed amendment to the constitution of the United States unless a majority of the members thereof have been elected after the proposed amendment has been submitted for ratification. So the Florida legislature isn't allowed to ratify an amendment to the US constitution until after a general election. What a great idea! That means that they will have to publicly take a stand on how they will vote giving the voters a veto on the amendment. Normally I don't like provisions that mean more direct democracy (I'm a Republic kinda guy) but this provision all but requires years of debate before Florida can vote on an amendment. The knee jerk passions of the people have time to quiet. If after a few years they still feel strongly about something the odds are that preference is permanent.	Current Quickies Archives All Posts Jun 2010 May 2010 Apr 2010 Mar 2010 Feb 2010 Jan 2010 Dec 2009 Nov 2009 Oct 2009 Sep 2009 Aug 2009 Jul 2009 Jun 2009 May 2009 Apr 2009 Mar 2009 Feb 2009 Jan 2009 Dec 2008 Nov 2008 Oct 2008 Sep 2008 Aug 2008 Jul 2008 Jun 2008 May 2008 Apr 2008 Mar 2008 Feb 2008 Jan 2008 Dec 2007 Nov 2007 Oct 2007 Sep 2007 Aug 2007 Jul 2007 Jun 2007 May 2007 Apr 2007 Mar 2007 Feb 2007 Jan 2007 Dec 2006 Nov 2006 Oct 2006 Sep 2006 Aug 2006 Jul 2006 Jun 2006 May 2006 Apr 2006 Mar 2006 Feb 2006 Jan 2006 Dec 2005 Nov 2005 Oct 2005 Sep 2005 Aug 2005 Jul 2005 Jun 2005 May 2005 Apr 2005 Mar 2005 Feb 2005 Jan 2005 Dec 2004 Nov 2004 Oct 2004 Aggregators Instapundit Arts & Letters Daily Fark.com CNN FoxNews Content - Articles National Review Tech Central Station Content - Big Blogs National Review Volokh Conspiracy Content - Blogs Junk Yard Blog Mass Backwards Mass Right Thought Mesh Chicago Boyz
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