There is no limit on how much money big corporations can spend on state constitutional conventions. Money can buy a lot of things, but it shouldn’t be able to buy our Constitution. This Election Day, protect your rights. Reject a Constitutional Convention. Reject Question 1.
Across the country, wealthy special interests have spent hundreds of millions influencing local elections. A Constitutional Convention will allow these special interests to come into Rhode Island, spend unlimited money to influence our local elections, and buy our Constitution.
Rights we’ve fought hard for – like reproductive rights, worker rights, LGBTQ+ right, minority rights, and more, may all come under attack if Rhode Island approves a Constitutional Convention.
RI Citizens for Responsible Government today launched our campaign urging RIers to oppose a Constitutional Convention & REJECT Question 1. We can't let big-monied special interests buy our Constitution and threaten our civil rights. We're voting to REJECT Question 1. Here's why:
Passage of a constitutional convention will lead to disastrous results for causes that our coalition believes in. We urge you to join us in not only opposing this ballot measure in November, but helping us raise awareness of this significant threat to our rights and liberties.