Retrograde Lunacy
Good wrap-up from War Liberal Mac Thomason on the valiantly brave efforts by the Alabama Legislature to stave off attempts by cruel, heartless, special interest groups who have been pushing to allow the voters of the state to decide whether or not to call a state Constitutional convention. The nerve of those voters! Don't they know that the 1901 Constitution was carved in stone by the Almighty hisself and handed down from Cheaha Mountain to the oppressed denizens of this fair state? Do those stupid taxpayers not understand that if they were allowed to change the Holy Writ that they might be saddled with fair taxation, or local control of local legislation, or proper funding for education, or limits to the power of elected officials? Silly, silly citizens. They can't be trusted, you know. Lucky for us that the Most Holy Legislature, by divine right, has put a stop to this, dare I say it, CRIMINAL, attempt by people to vote on something that might take the sugar teat of power from our brave representatives. All this "thinking for ourselves" twaddle will just get us in trouble!
posted by Terry at 10:35:00 AM