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Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2023 - 2024
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | August 31, 2023 02:34 PM |
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| From: | Senator Cris Dush |
| To: | All Senate members |
| Subject: | Requiring constitutional interpretation to use clear definitions |
| In the near future, I plan to introduce a constitutional amendment that will require all branches of government to execute their responsibilities within the clear meaning of the constitution at the time of its writing. The analogy that I always use whenever I talk about our republican form of government is the sports franchise. In our republic, the franchise is owned by the people and their will should reign supreme. The executive branch is the players on the field, the judicial branch is the referees, and the legislature is the rules committee. The legislature is appointed by the people to represent their will and pass the rules that the people want to see on the field. Whenever the executive branch bends those rules or the judicial branch stretches the rules in a way that was unintended and not within the clear meaning of the rules, the will and trust of the people are violated. The plain fact of the matter is that, without the will of the legislature, legislation, and thus the law, would not exist. This amendment will ensure that the rights enshrined in our constitution remain inviolate and that the application of our constitution does not change according to the political affiliation of any executive, judge, or legislator. Please join me in cosponsoring this important constitutional amendment. |
Introduced as SB1022