And besides, I believe some of the critics of constitution reform might have a point. If the state were to convene a convention and begin the process of writing a new document, what’s to guarantee that process or the new document would be any better? In fact, with the state of political corruption in Alabama, I’d bet money it would be worse.

So quit.

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Gee we all want that, and not to say you are not out there helping, but I see that as soon as Blackledge started to build a pretty good scalp-pole, his paper changed hands, “slimmed down dramaticly (dang they should tuck it in the Parade, not the other way around)” and he left for greener pastures.
Eccl. 10:19 seems to work in all frames of reference, just like “C”.
I dont see how to fix it when as you note a few weeks later, our “conservative” representative and my local commisioner, Mrs. “Moral majority/Eagle Forum/focus on the Family” was in the dock explaining how she got her $10k “consulting fee” along with the gamblers and male porn stars in Katapodis's list of clients.
This system is totally disfunctional is true, but I do not see how you will reform anything if the choices on the ballot, going out to the third string bench, are as corrupt on every level ( municipal, county, state) as what we find here. I note what you wrote about Alabama a few weeks back, we know what we know because you and others have been looking, but what about the city halls of Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Mountain Brook, Trussville, even Argo!
The first reform is if it has ever held any office it is disqualified from holding any office again.
Now we need to figure how to make THAT happen.

You don't 'reform' a disaster; you crawl out from under and start over.