Anniston Star ~ It 'Aint Over Yet Big Mules!

Amen! The Anniston Star delivers once again with today's "Let the people vote — again" which will hopefully get some traction. Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform will I'm sure keep up the pressure yet this one will require much from the grassroots (and responsible media!) to just get a vote and then to accomplish reform.

The Star reminds us how the Big Mules handled last time with

Back in 2004, when the question was put to a popular vote, supporters of the status quo pulled out all stops (and spent a bundle of money) to convince voters that constitutional reform was nothing but a backdoor effort to raise taxes by a bunch of Godless infidels who would take references to the Lord out of the new document.

With nothing to support their insinuations but half-truths, rumors and even outright lies, the anti-reform forces created enough uncertainty in the electorate to get the convention voted down.

The sighs of relief could be heard in Big Mule board rooms, the offices of neo-conservative think tanks and parsonages of right-wing religious leaders throughout the state.

Sooner or later ... Alabama will get some relief. Peace ... or War!