It’s time to set the record straight on the misrepresentation of a constitutional convention. The Vote NO Coalition would have you believe that if the people of Alaska vote YES to hold a constitutional convention, that a bunch of radicals are going to go into a secluded bunker somewhere, butcher our constitution, and we’re all stuck with it.
Nothing could be more fear-mongering, outright garbage. Complete BS, but that is how they are presenting it on Social Media, Radio and TV.
Here’s the truth. A constitutional convention can only happen by letting the people of Alaska have their say 3 times!
- First, we have to vote yes to even hold a convention.
- Second, we have to vote on the delegates to that convention. Who we all deide will best represent the broader, most reasonable interests of the state, as a whole.
- Third, the convention is just a big round table discussion where recommended amendments are agreed upon, that then go back to the people of Alaska to vote line item, yes or no, to ratify.
The NO! coalition has made for some strange bedfellows. Of course democrats don’t want a convention, they have a total monopoly on the supreme court system, and have embedded enough of their miscreants into our legislature that things look pretty swell in Alaska politics if you’re a woke liberal.
We spend massively more money than we should, they love that, the governor is totally hamstrung on supreme court picks, they love that, and the legislature is dysfunctional enough that even were Governor Dunleavy to make some Ron Desantis-style policy decisions, our corrupt legislature is too beholden to special interests to ever see them through and so… here we are with a gutted permanent fund and tyrannical judiciary. Of course the left wants everything to stay the same.
“I don’t believe we’ll get anything radical past the people of Alaska, but we might fix a few things that almost everyone believes needs fixing. Like the PFD.”
But if you are a conservative who has found themselves marching in lockstep with your usual political adversaries, you are doing it for one of two reasons, and both are shameful.
One, you are part of the good-old-boy club that profits off of a state system built on favors and political connections, and any thought of cleaning up Alaska Government terrifies you because it’s how you made and make your money… you know who you are.
Or…
Two, you know Alaska is all screwed up, but you are terrified that a Yes vote will unleash a tidal wave of radical out-of-state interests upon Alaska and drown the electorate in so much nonsense that the convention will trash the good things chiseled into bedrock Alaska law of our current constitution. I’m sorry, but have a little more faith in the people of Alaska, and admit it, you either didn’t know (and many I speak to did not) or you don’t want to admit that a constitutional convention is nothing more than a chance to put several well thought out items that our corrupt legislature cannot get done on the ballot for the people of Alaska to vote upon. Like:
- Guaranteeing the formula and payout methodology for the PFD they’ve been stealing for years.
- Forcing the state to balance its budget, like we all have to do, and stop overspending our wealth and savings on special interests and pork.
Regardless of what you believe, we ALL have suggestions of what could be improved, no matter what comes out of a constitutional convention, the people of Alaska as a whole will have to agree that each suggestion is worthy of a chisel into the tablets of our constitution.
I don’t believe we’ll get anything radical past the people of Alaska, but we might fix a few things that almost everyone believes needs fixing. Like the PFD.
So don’t believe the hysteria behind the Vote NO crowd, the money paying for all their ads is coming from out of state, specifically Washington DC. Shocker, the swamp doesn’t want things to change. They do not trust you, they do not like you, and they do not believe you should have a say in how this state operates… And that’s a shame, because so many of us normal working stiffs do.
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Thank you Jake! And Murkowski is part of the Deep State…a traitor to America and Alaska!! She needs to be voted OUT!
Thank you Jake! And Murkowski is part of the Deep State…a traitor to America and Alaska!! She needs to be voted OUT!
She is the epitome of corruption ! Vote her out !
Great video Jake.
I’ll get this shared out best I can. Keep it up.
Thank you! This is what needs to get to the people. A little push back finally help people believe there still is a republican party.
Protect the dividend.
Vote yes on the Convention.
“…….you know Alaska is all screwed up, but you are terrified that a Yes vote will unleash a tidal wave of radical out-of-state interests upon Alaska and drown the electorate in so much nonsense that the convention will trash the good things chiseled into bedrock Alaska law of our current constitution……”
Yup.That’s me.
“……… I’m sorry, but have a little more faith in the people of Alaska……”
And I’m sorry, but I have faith in God alone……….unless we’re talking about faith in the near guarantee that the people will muff this up for sure.
Reggie, I appreciate your honesty in a world where most people couch their opinions behind memes and platitudes. If I may, having faith in God does not reconcile you to put your head down and in the sand until ‘the clouds roll back like a scroll.’ Also consider that God is neither dead nor passive in the matters of men, and so if I might beg your pardon, consider that a convention may indeed be a way for God’s hand to move powerfully in Alaska and reform so much of Alaska that is irredeemably corrupted. It isn’t righteous to bury what ‘talents’ you have been given in the sand to protect them – and (in my opinion) it is equally irredeemable to look around at the cancer infecting our state and body politic and say, “We can’t risk treating the patient, because things might get worse.” You say you have faith in God alone… well, men and women are His agents and part of His body, who do His will, and do their best to follow His lead. If you have faith in God, then by extension, you MUST have faith that man *can* act righteously on His behalf and in accordance with His will. Imagine if instead of fear, you proclaimed that this was the perfect chance for God to do something mighty and something remarkable versus believing “Man is nothing but a sorry lot of fallen, reprobate sinners who couldn’t do anything righteous even if given the chance.” If you actually believe the latter (as your comments strongly suggest) I must observe that we serve two very different Gods. So, I hope we don’t and your pessimism in the face of huge wins for the enemy (of late) have simply gotten you down and feeling like “no man knoweth the hour… but it feels like any minute now.” Take heart and rediscover your courage. No great deed was ever done without risk, and I could list many great deeds that might indeed be done with the help of God and a constitutional convention.
I gotta say Jake, I admire your fire. The government is a tool of God to promote righteousness and justice in the governance of man. In a Constitutional Republic where governance is to be of the People, and by the People, it takes We the People to redirect the government in place to serve the People, when they have veered off course, and apply necessary corrections to prevent further violations of trust. I see the ConCon as an opportunity for us to right past wrongs, to clarify previous interpretations in the hope of steering our representatives back to the original intent of the Constitution, by wordsmithing out any ambiguous language which alters its intent and subverts conclusions. I will say this, “the Son of God came to seek and save lost sinners”…not societies. If we do not promote righteousness in Alaska’s governing document; doing the right thing in God’s eyes, not men’s, then this convention will have been a bust. We have enemies in Alaska, those who would subvert our values in the name of power and progress. But there is a hope that I cling to that I see in scripture: In Nehemiah 4:8-23, we see the account of the returning exiles to Jerusalem, finding the walls of the city in ruins, breached, burned and fallen down. When their attempts to rebuild are opposed by Sanballat, and with the wealthy men of Samaria threatening to disrupt their efforts to fight against them and sneak in among them, and kill them, the Jews reacting state, “we prayed to our God, and because of them we set up a guard against them day and night.” Nehemiah posted people all along the wall in families with their swords, spears and bows. When their enemies heard that their conspiracy was known, and that God had frustrated the conspirators plan, the people were inspired to continue the work, ”with one hand bearing the load and the other on their weapon.” The builders wore their sword girded around them while working. The Jews exhibited a “balance between faith in God for their readiness, deploying some of the wall builders as guards.” All this was done not because of an act of war, or an attack, but because of a THREAT of violence. And they gave God the glory stating, ”Our God will fight for us.” In scripture we see God repeatedly employ men to carry out His specific will to protect and intervene against His enemies, for the battle belongs to the Lord! Other times we see God spare our manual involvement and utterly destroy an enemy without us. The doctrine of scriptural service is that we pray, prepare and proceed, trusting God for the outcome. Our enemies seek power and ignore righteousness in favor of oligarchy. They want to rule to support their selfish desires, not to serve or promote societal values. The enemies of Alaska need to be called out and pushed out of power and excluded from the privilege of accessing offices where their motives are less than honorable or productive, and where they seek to alter the structure of our government. I believe the ConCon gives the people of Alaska a way to keep our hand on the sword of our Constitution while doing the work to preserve it, so long as we go into it with our eyes wide open, pure motives and specific intent, accepting nothing less than a right outcome.
Hi there….nicely articulated. Thanks for being brave and smart enough to lay it all out for some individuals who can’t think on their own.