More policies are being decided by voters — is that a good thing?
Pennsylvania Republican legislators are proposing more Constitutional Amendments.
Pennsylvania Republican legislators are proposing more Constitutional Amendments.
Gov. Tom Wolf himself hasn’t talked about the measures recently, but that hasn’t stopped agency leaders from making their own cases against them.
Voters could hand more emergency power to Pennsylvania’s legislature if they approve one or both ballot questions that deal with it.
Unless the Pa. House votes on the emergency constitutional amendment by next Wednesday, the Senate may not have enough time to weigh in –– and the idea to give survivors of sexual abuse another two years to sue would be sidelined. Again.
Lawmakers may begin re-considering the measure as early as Monday. It’s likely to come before voters as an emergency constitutional amendment.
House Leaders Benninghoff and McClinton said Thursday they will try an emergency amendment process to get the measure before voters in the spring.
Some survivors and their advocates believe the quickest way to remedy the problem is to abandon the time-consuming path of amending the state constitution, and instead approve the two-year window through regular legislation.
The path for an amendment to become law in Pennsylvania is long. The language has to pass the legislature in two consecutive sessions, then go to voters for a referendum.