Last October I was asked by the Nevada Policy Research Institute to appear on a panel discussion sponsored by the Vegas Voice to present arguments against the three proposed amendments to the Nevada Constitution. Overall, it’s important that constitutional amendments aren’t just good ideas or great policies, but fundamental principles. A constitutional amendment must be a foundational concept that must never be violated under any circumstances. America should have learned this lesson with Prohibition, arguably a good law but a very bad constitutional amendment because it didn’t represent a basic American value. Rather, it represented an extreme position on a difficult situation occurring in America at the time. I always considered it an embarrassment that our Constitution now has two amendments, the Eighteenth and the Twenty-First, that cancel each other out on this issue.
Let's Boost Women's Sports in Nevada!
Let's Boost Women's Sports in Nevada!
Let's Boost Women's Sports in Nevada!
Last October I was asked by the Nevada Policy Research Institute to appear on a panel discussion sponsored by the Vegas Voice to present arguments against the three proposed amendments to the Nevada Constitution. Overall, it’s important that constitutional amendments aren’t just good ideas or great policies, but fundamental principles. A constitutional amendment must be a foundational concept that must never be violated under any circumstances. America should have learned this lesson with Prohibition, arguably a good law but a very bad constitutional amendment because it didn’t represent a basic American value. Rather, it represented an extreme position on a difficult situation occurring in America at the time. I always considered it an embarrassment that our Constitution now has two amendments, the Eighteenth and the Twenty-First, that cancel each other out on this issue.