Connecticut Constitutional Convention Question to Be Debated Tonight

CT News Junkie relayed:

Opponents and proponents of a constitutional convention will meet for a debate 6:30 p.m. tonight at the Hartford Public Library, 500 Main Street, Hartford.

The question, “Shall there be a Constitutional Convention to amend or revise the Constitution of the State?” appears on the ballot every 20 years. If voters decide in favor of a convention this November the legislature will appoint delegates to debate revisions to the state constitution.

Wednesday night’s panel will include Attorney General Richard Blumenthal; Matthew M. Daly, chairman of the Constitution Convention Campaign; John Woodcock, vice chairman of the Constitution Convention Campaign; constitutional scholar Kim Knox; and Peggy Shorey, Vote No Coalition campaign manager.

If I didn’t have other commitments…and if I didn’t hate going to downtown Hartford…I’d probably attend, out of intellectual curiosity, and even though I’ve already turned in my absentee ballot.

(Full disclosure: I voted YES to the question on principle, even though I disagree with the primary aims of proponents of the question.)

As of this writing, CT-N (Connecticut’s equivalent to C-SPAN) is reporting that they will be covering the debate, but there is no indication on whether they will broadcast live or when a tape-delay broadcast might be made.  I’ll pass along a link to their online video of the event, assuming one becomes available.