Urge Your PA Senator to Vote NO on Bundled Amendment Bill

Thanks to UU Justice PA (https://uujusticepa.org/):

Pennsylvania State Senators are at it again!  This time they have bundled together five “separate and distinct” proposed amendments to the PA Constitution into SB106, most (though not all) of which amount to Republicans trying to dodge Wolf vetoes of extremely partisan measures.  This bill, SB106, has passed the House and is moving to the Senate. The bill is opposed by Common Cause PA, the League of Women Voters PA, and the PA Budget and Policy Center.

Republican lawmakers have increasingly relied on constitutional amendments to pursue policy initiatives that Gov. Tom Wolf would otherwise reject and that most Democrats don’t support. Bundling together several amendments represents an escalation of that tactic, as the combined measures eliminate the need to advance and pass separate proposals.

“The House Republicans have taken this approach of amending the constitution as a way to govern,” said Nicole Reigelman, a spokesperson for House Democrats. Read More .

Don’t let Harrisburg run away with our right to govern ourselves! Contact your Senator now: find contact information at http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/index.cfm#address.