As Alaskans consider a constitutional convention, advocates say it could end gridlock in Juneau. Opponents say it could open a ‘Pandora’s box’ of issues.
“On Sept. 20, PFD day, state legislators put on cloaks and snuck into your bank account and stole almost $1,000 from you and every member of your family,” he said
Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy has said he will stay neutral on the constitutional convention question, but he has advocated for similar constitutional amendments in the past. He and Convention YES have both said Alaskans should be trusted to make the decision themselves and highlighted the safeguards in place to prevent “crazy” outcomes.
Several opponents of a convention have argued that Convention YES’ focus on the dividend is being used to mask plans to enact less popular conservative policies. Campbell was on conservative Christian Jim Minnery’sin June and the two men discussed their three priorities for holding a convention: school choice, judicial reform, and opposition to abortion.
“We do view it as one of the biggest threats to public education right now,” he said. “We take it very seriously.” “I’ve used the word fortuitous, but I would even say, ‘divinely appointed’ for those of us who believe that God controls the heavens and the earth,” he said at the time.she introduced to exclude the procedure from the constitution’s privacy protections and allow the Legislature to make abortion decisions through statute. The amendment failed to pass and both sides of the abortion debate say a constitutional convention is the most likely way that abortion access would change in Alaska.
Convention YES has not focused its campaign on ending abortion access in Alaska, despite prominent members having long called for that. That could be becausehas consistently shown around 60% of Alaskans are in favor of legal abortion, and political consultants say it is an issue driving left-leaning Alaskans to the ballot box this election cycle.
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