Abusing the Amendment Process

Abusing Florida’s Ragged Old Constitution:

The U. S. Constitution has only been amended 19 times in the last 235 years, while the Florida Constitution has been amended 15 times in the last three election cycles. I think this demonstrates that there is a flaw in the process within our state. We have six proposed amendments on the ballot which is currently being utilized by early voters across the state, and will be on the ballots completed in the voting booths on November 2.

The reason for this marked difference is simply that it is difficult to comply with the requirements for amending the U. S. Constitution, while it is easy to amend the Florida Constitution. In fact, if Amendment 4 is enacted, it will be almost the same procedure for amending the constitution as it is to modify the zoning on a comprehensive plan. In my opinion, our legislators should take a critical look at this situation and then enact an amendment to amend the amendment process.
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