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More states need to do this.
This is also exactly why Roe v Wade made sense – not just because it was the morally correct decision. It ensures that you don't have radical changes in laws from one jurisdiction to another. How can you have something be legally regarded as a felony in one state and standard healthcare a five minute drive away.
State constitutional enshrinement is already on the November ballot for Florida, Maryland, South Dakota, Colorado, and now Nevada.
Montana and Missouri aren’t far behind with submitted signatures.
Nebraska, Arkansas, and Arizona are still gathering signatures.
Pennsylvania is awaiting legislative approval.
https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/dashboard/ballot-tracker-status-of-abortion-related-state-constitutional-amendment-measures/
Are you sure that Florida and SD don't have potential amendments to ban abortion? And we already know how much SD cares about ballot measures. Their constituents voted to legalize pot but their legislature just went "nah, we're not going to do that".
The state Supreme Court put cannabis on the ballot in November, just like abortion.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/florida-supreme-court-allows-recreational-marijuana-ballot-measure-rcna145953
They (SD) already voted to approve in 2020 but the legislature said "nope, we're not doing that".
State Congress writes bills. The Supreme Court ~~writes~~ interprets laws. Constitutional enshrinement is up to the state’s Supreme Court. They left it up to the voters in November, 60% to win.
A. State Legislature writes laws and they are passed when the executive branch (governor) signs them B. State supreme court determines if laws that have been passed are legal (if challenged). They don't write laws. C. They already had the voters decide in 2020. It passed and the legislature refused to follow through and said "no, we're not gonna do that"
So what's going to stop SD from doing the same thing this time?
Semantics. Congress writes bills. The Governor signs it into law.
It’s true that the Supreme Court doesn’t write laws. I was wrong to write that. They interpret law, including the constitution. In this case they are supporting constitutional enshrinement if the ballot measure gets a 60% vote.
I don’t see that constitutional enshrinement on the 2020 ballot. Do you have a link?