Ranking the proposed N.C. constitutional amendments

Five proposed amendments are moving through Raleigh, but not all of them belong in the state constitution.

Well, that escalated quickly. We all knew going into this year’s short session that the General Assembly would try to put one constitutional amendment on the ballot this year, on property taxes. But now that the legislature is back at work, the amendments have just kept coming.

Right now, we’re at five proposed constitutional amendments at various stages of the approval process. Remember, it takes a supermajority of the legislature to put these amendments on the ballot for voters to approve, but the governor has no veto power over these.

The Senate has a supermajority, but the House is one vote short. You better believe there will be some wrangling to get a disaffected Democrat or two to go along with them.

That may or may not happen, so there’s a very real chance that not all of these amendments ultimately go to the voters. But for now, I’m going to briefly rank and analyze the proposals.

Here’s my take, from the best proposed amendment to the worst.

1. Right to Work

Senate Bill 1082 wou…