The question you have to ask yourself is do we need to grant these people more authority to go into debt without our permission or not. Mr. Allred has come out in favor of these amendments and Mr. Otter has remained mum and said it is a decision for voters.
Idaho is a very conservative state and as such is not mired down in debt to the extent a lot of other states find themselves today. The cold hard facts are most elected officials would not make it to the interview for the jobs they hold with the credentials they have going into office. Not to say they aren't well meaning but the only criteria for most elected jobs is meet an age requirement, be an elector in good standing and last get yourself voted into office one way or another.
We are not in a constitutional crisis, Idaho Republican Platform is against the amendments, and last, the framers of the Idaho Constitution deliberately made debt a high bar for elected officials to cross. Article 8 section 3 has been under attack by those who would like to remove citizens from oversight of debt creation just about every year with all manner of excuses and bluster.
Advertisements for HJR4 are about as blatant as it gets for outright deception and lying. Your YES vote will eliminate your rights to vote on debt. Their ads say a yes vote will protect your rights to vote.
The only amendment that makes sense is the U of Idaho deal to allow student fees to become tuition. This will allow the fees to be used in any manner necessary to budget writers for the U of Idaho.
We encourage you to make an informed decision about giving up your rights to vote on debts created by elected and appointed officials.
The TV ad for HJR-4 is a blatant lie. How do we protect our rights to vote by voting to eliminate a constitutional right we already have to vote on debts these people want to create by using public property as collateral?
ReplyDeleteI will be voting NO on this one due to their TV BS ads.