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🏛️ LOSS: The Arkansas Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit to put a measure before voters this November that would stop lawmakers from overturning constitutional amendments passed by voters. Not only did the court disagree — it dismissed the lawsuit without explaining why.

democracydocket.comArkansas Supreme Court rejects bid to save direct democracy ballot initiativeSupporters argued that such a minor bureaucratic mistake — which state officials could have, but didn’t, correct — shouldn’t justify silencing thousands of Arkansan voices.

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Is this the end of constitutionalism in Arkansas? Society absolutely needs a mechanism to limit state power, because: 1) a government strong enough to protect the people 👇 2) is also strong enough to oppress them. IOW’s…Why have a constitution that fails to protect the people from government ?

I taught in Arkansas for several summers. Met some politicians. Dealt with some of the institutions. Saw the level of blatant propaganda. It's backwards state. But sadly, it's probably not the worst, which likely is Mississippi, Alabama, or Louisiana.