re: Abraham releases new poll- but is it really good for him?

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That could be amended out of the constitution at any time, and parts of such proposals have been put to the voters before and rejected.

A constitutional convention is not needed to do that. Why do we need a convention?

I'm not necessarily opposed to it, I just think of it as a side issue, and not important enough to make a difference among candidates for governor.

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Fair enough.

But Louisiana has had 11 Constitutions since its first in 1812 or about 1 every 19 years. Every election we have multiple amendments to the 1974 Constitution because the current constitution micro manages our states government. This election we have 4 proposals: Amendment 1- Create a property tax exemption for certain goods destined for the Outer Continental Shelf, Amendment 2- Allow the Education Excellence Fund to finance three more schools and public TV, Amendment 3- Allow the Board of Tax Appeals to rule on constitutional questions, and Amendment 4 – Give New Orleans the ability to create a residential property tax exemption for affordable housing developments.

Last year we had 6 amendments proposed! Should these issues be handled by our constitution, or by laws passed by the legislature and signed by the governor and subject to judicial review? Frankly it’s ridiculous.

Even more ridiculous is the over 300 amendments tacked to the 1974 Constitution in the last 45 years!

Remember, in order to change the budget of a constitutionally protected state bureaucracy, 2/3rds of both state house and Senate must vote yes. Then it must be added to a statewide election not less than 2 months later. And if it’s micromanaging 5 parishes or less it must also receive the majority vote of all concerned parishes.

Hell of a way to run a railroad!