The case for the Alabama Constitution of 2022
While its length is embarrassing, the destructive thing about our state’s fundamental governing law is how it concentrates power.
racist language
Panel explains historic opportunity to recompile constitution, remove racist language
The recompilation will remove archaic racist language from the constitution while also restructuring it to make it easier to navigate.
Committee to remove racist language in Alabama’s Constitution meets
The committee meets again on Oct. 13 and could vote then on recommendations to remove racist language.
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What could have possessed those Hoover school kids to talk in such an awful way? I couldn’t possibly guess, but there they were on the video uploaded to social media over the weekend. A bunch of white high school kids from Hoover’s Spain Park High, sitting around drinking and discussing — in something less than … Continued
House floor erupts into chaos after Greer’s “Monkey Email” resurfaces
Sam Mattison Alabama Political Reporter Alabama’s House of Representatives came to a halt again Thursday evening over Representative Lynn Greer’s (R-Rogersville) email that had inspired the ire of some black law makers. The email sent the House into chaos on Wednesday with the Alabama House Black Caucus calling the email racist. On the House floor, Representative … Continued
Committee meeting turns hostile after Representative accuses opponent of making “racist” comments
Sam Mattison Alabama Political Reporter Former Alabama Rep. Richard Laird was asked to leave and not come back on Wednesday by Rep. Merika Coleman (D-Birmingham) after making a comment about the prison population in Alabama during a committee meeting. A public hearing was held in the House Judiciary Committee on a new bill concerning Marijuana … Continued
Armistead Calls on Democratic Party to Apologize for Rep. Mitchell’s Racist Rant
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead has released a written statement following the widespread publication of racially insensitive racial remarks made by State Representative Joseph Mitchell (D) from Mobile to a citizen who was campaigning for Second Amendment rights. Mitchell wrote in an email exchange: “Your folk never used … Continued
AEA Calls Amendment Four: “A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing” Senator Ward Says AEAs Fears are Not Based in Fact
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Education Association is asking voters to vote “NO” on a measure that is ostensibly designed to remove racist language from Alabama’s 1901 Constitution. The AEA is saying that removing that language from the Constitution would weaken or eliminate the state of Alabama’s commitment to provide a … Continued