Dear Members of the Arizona Legislature,
We’ve been noticing that you don’t seem to remember the Oath you swore to when we elected you.
You know the one:
You may have forgotten that one very important portion of the Arizona Constitution you swore to defend is Article 2 Section 5. Here’s what it says:
Section 5. The right of petition, and of the people peaceably to assemble for the common good, shall never be abridged.”
From everything we can see, you folks are “abridging” like mad!
Cut it out.
Your job is not to make voting or petitioning more difficult but to facilitate every CITIZEN’s participation in democracy.
Even if you think they’ll vote against you or circulate a petition proposing a new law or constitutional amendment you don’t like.
You have a problem with certain CITIZENS? Tough.
Start adhering to your oath, get out or be voted out.
Your choice.
(Originally published to Facebook – @BobGrossfeld)
About Bob Grossfeld
Robert "Bob" Grossfeld has 30 years of experience as an award-winning, political strategist and media consultant. He has twice served as Senior Advisor to Members of Congress, Special Assistant to the Arizona State Senate Majority Leader, and Communications Director at the Arizona Department of Education as well as the Arizona AFL-CIO. He also launched and was the Publisher of the groundbreaking online political paper, 'The Arizona Guardian." He has produced award-winning media campaigns and strategies for ballot measures, candidates for Congress, Legislature, municipal offices, and Native American Tribes.
Bob is President of POLITICARE and Founder of The Media Guys
