NFIB Urges Senate to Vote to Abolish the Constitution Revision Commission

NFIB’s small business members are urging their state senators to vote “yes” on SB142/HB301, a proposed state constitutional amendment abolishing the Constitution Revision Commission:
 
“The Constitution Revision Commission is a group of political appointees that comes together every 20 years to revise the state constitution,” said Bill Herrle, the National Federation of Independent Business’ state executive director. “The CRC is supposed to identify ways we can make Florida a better place to live and work. Too often, however, it comes up with bad policy that hurts our economy.
 
“This unelected group of commissioners has the power to bypass the state legislature and place amendments directly on the ballot with very little oversight from voters or elected officials,” Herrle said. “The time has come to put an end to it. On behalf of our small business members, I urge the Florida Senate to pass SB142/HB301.
 
“We don’t need the CRC to craft state constitutional amendments.”