Virginia Republicans have been accused of “overreaching” this session, but they have nothing on Maryland Democrats — who have been actively undermining the democratic process and attempting to water down a provision in the Maryland Constitution that gives voters the final say on controversial issues.
Delegates Eric Luedtke, D-Montgomery, Sheila Hixson, D-Montgomery, Jolene Ivey, D-Prince George’s, and Jon Cardin, D-Baltimore County, co-sponsored a bill (HB 127) that would prevent the use of an innovative on-line tool developed by MDpetitions.com, which used it to collect electronic signatures of registered voters to get the Dream Act on the November ballot. MDpetitions.com is currently working with the Maryland Marriage Alliance to get the recently passed same-sex marriage law on the ballot as well. “Let the people decide” might well be the best description of these efforts on two of the most controversial issues facing Marylanders.
