Opponents argued that the wording of the changes was poorly thought out and some voters said they feared changes would lead to unintended consequences.
These are all very interesting and good ideas, but I struggle to see why they need to be added to a constitution. A constitution is supposed to be a frame of government, and adding a bunch of ideals to it seems like just worthless lip service.
Yes, I recognise that it’s already filled with such statements, and I find the inclusion of such statements equally baffling.
The responsibility of the government is to uphold law and the rights that law protects.
But a legislator sets the law, so without rights being part of a constitution, the government gets no responsibility from a constitution.
The most important stuff is all pertaining to elections. How the government gets elected being in the constitution stops the government changing that before an election.
Then rights directly effecting elections. Speech, protest, anti-discrimination.
Can’t have those changed before the ballot.
Everything else can and should be part of a separate bill or constitution of rights.
These are all very interesting and good ideas, but I struggle to see why they need to be added to a constitution. A constitution is supposed to be a frame of government, and adding a bunch of ideals to it seems like just worthless lip service.
Yes, I recognise that it’s already filled with such statements, and I find the inclusion of such statements equally baffling.
Rights framed in a constitution are important.
The responsibility of the government is to uphold law and the rights that law protects.
But a legislator sets the law, so without rights being part of a constitution, the government gets no responsibility from a constitution.
The most important stuff is all pertaining to elections. How the government gets elected being in the constitution stops the government changing that before an election.
Then rights directly effecting elections. Speech, protest, anti-discrimination.
Can’t have those changed before the ballot.
Everything else can and should be part of a separate bill or constitution of rights.