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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Debate & Discussion > I want to talk about the New York Constitutional Convention
 
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Cicero
Dec 17, 2003

Jumpjet, melta, jumpjet. Repeat for ten minutes or until victory is assured.

Im Ready for DEATH posted:

Long Island has long been the ATM machine the rest of New York State relies on when they need funds. Long Islanders have been burdened with things like the MTA tax, other commuter taxes and some of the highest tolls and fees nationwide. Our neighbors in New York City have frequently charged us for the privilege of living next to them. New York City has most of the voting power in a statewide referendum. Many of these harmful laws which exclusively target Long Islanders would likely be restored by having a Convention. Delegates could also propose new ways for Long Island Tax Payers to subsidize the rest of the state, increasing our taxes and adding new mandates while returning Long Island little.
Got any data on those subsidies? Generally it's the biggest urban areas (like NYC) that subsidize the rest of the state.

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The NYS Senate has been instrumental in eliminating taxes that punish Long Islanders. One major goal of convention advocates is to eliminate the NYS Senate and have a one house system. This would be devastating for Long Island and would result in New York City having total control.
Which taxes do you feel punish Long Islanders?

Why would a one house system give NYC total control? Is this one of those times where the right is like, "equal voting power per person isn't fair when we have fewer people!"

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The Constitution offers many protections but one of the biggest is the guarantee for our children to get a free education. This guarantee could be removed if the constitution were amended.
I guess technically a constitutional convention could do all sorts of crazy things, but is this a serious concern? Does either side want to make grade school cost money? This reads like just scaremongering.

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