Four Amendments on the Ballot
"Yes" to 1 and 2. "No" to 3 and 4.
Voters will weigh in tomorrow on four constitutional amendments and the choices are clear.
YES on Amendment #1
This effort is a response to the “Zuckerbucks” - $400MM - that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife pumped into the electoral system in recent years, funding local governments where he wanted more Democrat votes. A "yes" vote prohibits state and local governments from using funds, goods, and services donated by foreign governments or nongovernmental (private) sources for the purpose of conducting elections.
YES on Amendment #2
This amendment provides an enforcement provision to the right to worship, and is a response to local and state governments’ orders to close churches during the covid debacle. It’s obvious that we need to preserve our right to worship in our churches. A “yes” vote assures that "the freedom to worship in a church or other place of worship is a fundamental right that is worthy of the highest order of protection."
NO on Amendment #3
This amendment binds legislators in ways that add complexities to governance. Currently, 10% of non-recurring funds to the state is set aside for the state’s retirement system. This amendment would increase that 10% to 25%. Realize, though, that much of the state’s infrastructure is funded by non-recurring funds, and already, 25% of these funds are moved to the state’s “rainy day” fund. Additional blanket amounts bypass the legislative process.
NO on Amendment #4
This amendment would simply be too delicious and irresistible to local politicians who might have a beef with a non-profit, or wish to exert pressure on non-profits. Local government officials could use almost any cause to declare a property “deteriorating,” and wield the power of government in potentially self-serving ways. This is a hard and easy “NO” vote.
Vote tomorrow!