Concerned about our democracy? Join us on Wednesday, January 13, at 7 pm for a Zoom meeting to learn why we need to pay serious attention to Republicans’ proposed amendments to our state Constitution. These will be on the ballot this year during a general election, possibly as early as May. Like most people, you probably ignored the Public Notices of these initiatives (called “Joint Resolutions”) when they appeared in full-page announcements on the first of August, September, and October in our local paper.

In a September op-ed in the Observer Reporter, Washington attorney Gary Stout declared that the Pennsylvania Republicans’ proposed Constitutional amendments are “entirely political and that their implications are profound.” One is a “brazen Republican attempt to gain additional power through the judiciary” and another seeks to strip the Governor of important powers. Together they would alter the balance of power among the different branches of state government. And they would do nothing to improve state government or the health and welfare of Pennsylvania citizens.

We are privileged to have Constitutional law expert Christine Kellett walk us through these dangerous proposed amendments in our January meetup. A retired professor from Dickinson School of Law at Penn State, she will help us become informed voters. Her synopsis of the amendments will be helpful to review before/during the meet-up.