Saturday, January 7, 2017


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Conservatives Urge a NO vote on proposed Constitutional Convention    
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For Immediate Release                                       
January 7, 2017
Contact:  Shaun Marie
518-356-7882 
www.cpnys.org
 
 
CONSERVATIVES CALL ON VOTERS TO
VOTE NO ON CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
 
The New York State Conservative Party's executive committee, at its first meeting of the new year, passed a resolution calling on voters to reject this November's ballot question calling for a Constitutional Convention. "It is important for voters to understand that the history of holding Constitutional Conventions proves they are a colossal waste of taxpayers' money that fails to accomplish what supporters claim," said Chairman Michael R. Long. The text of the resolution follows:
 
Resolution, in opposition to a Constitutional Convention, presented and adopted by the members of the State Executive Committee on Saturday, January 7, 2017:
 
Whereas the New York State Constitution, since 1846, requires that voters decide every twenty years if there should be a Constitutional Convention to amend the New York State Constitution;
Whereas voters will have the opportunity to decide in the upcoming November, 2017 general election if such a Constitutional Convention shall take place;
Whereas the last four Constitutional Conventions were a carbon copy of legislative sessions and the majority of delegates were influential legislators;
Whereas the delegates that were influential legislators were able to collect a salary as a delegate and a legislator;
Whereas the past Constitutional Conventions were driven by personal agendas and special interest groups;
Whereas voters have failed to pass 7 of the 9 Constitutional Conventions since the first Constitutional Convention in 1776-1777;
Whereas legislative members have and will continue to present voters another means of amending the New York State Constitution without the undo expense of holding a Constitutional Convention;
Now, therefore, be it resolved that the New York State Conservative Party urges the voters of New York State to vote NO to a Constitutional Convention that would convene in Albany beginning April of 2019.

 
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