Brayden Myer
On November 3, Wisconsinites will have three statewide constitutional referendums on their ballots.
The first referendum asks: “Partial veto. Shall section 10 (1) (c) of article V of the constitution be amended to prohibit the governor, in exercising his or her partial veto authority, from creating or increasing or authorizing the creation or increase of any tax or fee?”
This question was put on due to Governor Evers’ 400-year tax increase, which he did without support of the legislature or input from constituents. With an increase each year of $325/student, Wisconsinites are collectively paying an estimated extra $380 million in taxes each year, according to Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials. Voting yes will prevent the governor from putting us in another situation like that.
The second referendum asks: “Freedom to gather in places of worship during an emergency. Shall section 18 of article I of the constitution, which deals with religious liberty, be amended to prohibit the state or a political subdivision of the state from ordering the closure of, or forbidding gatherings in, places of worship in response to a state of emergency, including a public health emergency?”
This question was put on due to Governor Evers directing Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services Secretary to issue the authoritarian Safer at Home order, prohibiting public and private gatherings, including in churches, blatantly violating the First Amendment. Voting yes will prohibit the closure of churches for what the government considers a public emergency.
The third referendum asks: “Governmental entity discrimination prohibited. Shall section 27 of article I of the constitution be created to prohibit governmental entities in the state from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, public education, public contracting, or public administration?”
With affirmative action, you could have the most qualified person for a position or contract but if they are the wrong “criteria” for a quota the government is trying to fill they won’t be picked, and an unqualified person will be chosen instead. Voting yes will prohibit the government from implementing affirmative action in the public sector.
Not surprisingly, the corporate media has put minimal attention to these questions, likely believing the less voters know, the more likely they are to vote no.
Along with that, the extreme left-wing League of Women Voters, who are certainly not nonpartisan as they falsely claim, are urging voters to vote no on all three amendments. Any time the League recommends you vote one way, voting the other way will always be the better choice.
Wisconsin, we need to vote yes on all three of these amendments. This is our chance to limit the government’s control of our lives and wallets, and ensure it is treating all citizens fairly. It’s time to keep the government working for the people of Wisconsin, not itself.
Well put Brayden