Adjunct Professor Jerry Goldfeder’s letter to the editor about New York’s constitutional convention was published in the New York Times.
I supported a constitutional convention 20 years ago, the last time voters were called upon to consider the issue.
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Despite my lifetime advocacy for campaign finance and ethics reform, subjects to be taken up at a convention, I have reluctantly concluded that the delegate selection process is sufficiently flawed as to be unlikely to yield positive change in state government.
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Worse, a convention may undermine or eviscerate important constitutional provisions (like reproductive, environmental and worker protections). On balance, it poses more risks than opportunities. As in 1997, the voters should reject a constitutional convention in November.
