Carve another ... um ... 25 notches

Despite the power struggle that shutdown the Alabama Senate for much of the last legislative session, the Senators and Representatives did a good bit of work in the last week or so to tweak our already bloated state constitution.

 

My last count - based on the Legislature's on-line information system, shows that our esteemed statesmen and -women in Montgomery passed no less than 25 more proposed amendments to the Constitution of 1901.  Most of them address issues at the local level.

 

As Dan at betweenthelinks has clearly argued, our Constitution stifles the ability of local governments to address local issues. In turn, the Legislature spends an inordinate amount of time addressing local issues for their constituents rather than dealing with state issues. 

 

I know the history behind consolidating power in Montgomery. However, I don't think it's unfair to expect that a body that has statewide jurisdiction do more than act like a glorified county commission or city council.