US NM: LTE: Leave Our Constitution Alone

Albuquerque Journal, 14 Jan 2014 – SEN. GERALD ORTIZ y Pino’s proposal to use a constitutional amendment as a plebiscite on the issue of legalization of marijuana should give the Legislature and the citizenry pause. From colonial times to the present day, state constitutions were meant to be charters wherein the citizens grant and limit the powers of government.