Constitutional Revision Commission
Why do some members of the Florida legislature want to eliminate the Constitutional Revision Commission? How can Florida’s constitution be amended now, and what do you think will change if the legislature succeeds in eliminating the CRC? Do you think Florida should eliminate the CRC or keep it in place, and why?
The existing constitutional revision commission did not serve a valid purpose and accepted too much political influence in its 2018 incarnation. The political influence is interference to the administration of justice to the general public. Since the commission is very critical, having being influenced by politics is a problem to the ultimate undertaking of proper purpose. Politics should not have been the main agender of the commission; instead, the issues of the people could have been a priority. Some members felt the need for scraping off the commission to prioritize justice.
The best way to amend Florida’s constitution is to set up voters to be part of the constitution. The commission members should be subject to voting by the members whenever they do not liaise with proper legislations. The members would have the power to undertake constitutional amendments through the ballot. That means that the elimination of the commission will be done through voter approval since they are part of the constitution.
The commission will become efficient in the decisions they make when the CRC has been eliminated. It means that every decision made would have its ground roots in the constitution. The amendment of the constitution would not be done in line with political influences rather based on the proper policies in question.
I believe by eliminating CRC, Florida would be in a good position to focus on the proper establishment of the politically free commission. Since some of the members within the CRC are already politically engaged, it would become hard and controversial to eliminate some members and leave others. Coming up with a new commission is a sure way that will guarantee the much-anticipated changes. When the new commission is established, there would be proper considerations of the constitution. All members would understand that the previous CRC did not work because of its politically influenced leaders. I believe this would be the best path for Florida state.