Reason #2: Vote NO if…

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Vote No Virginia

… you believe that the Bill of Rights should be used only to grant rights, not take them away.

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  1. The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution did just that.

    Here are the options, from the VA Constitution’s Table of Contents:

    I. Bill of Rights
    II. Franchise and Officers
    III. Division of Powers
    IV. Legislature
    V. Executive
    VI. Judiciary
    VII. Local Government
    VIII. Education
    IX. Corporations
    X. Taxation and Finance
    XI. Conservation
    XII. Future Changes

    Now, I realize you would oppose this amendment regardless of where in the Constitution it were to be placed. Still, many people believe it is necessary to put this provision into our Constitution. Given the above twelve articles, where should they have put it?

  3. It has not. However, were it not for the lawsuits, which are intended to circumvent the legislative process, no-one would have felt the necessity of putting this into the Constitution in the first place.

    So, if not in the “Bill of Rights,” where?

  5. Call it the “politics of fear” if you like, but since lawsuits go through in less time than it takes to get an Constitutional Amendment passed, the fear of such lawsuits similar to those in other states has prompted this “pre-emptive strike.” By the time a lawsuit is filed, it is too late to start the amendment process.

  6. Interesting.

    1. There are no activist judges in VA
    2. There have been no lawsuits filed
    Ergo, a preemptive strike against activist judges and lawsuits is necessary.

    Sounds logical to me – NOT!

    On the other hand, Falwell wanted a constitional amendment allowing churches to incorporate, got it put on the ballot, the people said NO and he went and got a judge to overturn the constitution. (Ballot issue #2) Guess you see no problem with that either, Jack.

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