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bright_shiny_objects t1_iupb8ap wrote

Reply to comment by NCSUGrad2012 in Voters can erase racist wording in Alabama Constitution by motayba

“The Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama says the size makes it the longest such document in the world.”

Alabama of all states.

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startrektoheck t1_iuqqgv9 wrote

Maybe it’s written like this:

> Well, now, murder, okay? Now, murder, well, that just ain’t right. Now, we understand that sometimes, well, sometimes a body gonna make a body angry or upset or whatnot, but killin’ a body? Just because he run over your dog or whatever he done? We don’t allow no murderin’ here in Alabama.

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NettingStick t1_iur9ege wrote

The actual reason is because a shocking amount of state business must be conducted via constitutional amendments. One example is an amendment that controls the wages of specific judges. Shit that should have been laws, or even just some sort of policy.

This was done with the specific intent of enshrining white power in Alabama's government. It gives all of the power to rich white men in the legislature. That makes it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for the majority-black regions to exercise any kind of local power.

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k-laz t1_iute878 wrote

>Well, now, murder, okay?

Alabama supreme court declares murder legal. Majority opinion: TLDR.

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[deleted] t1_iurfqrm wrote

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Amiiboid t1_ius6ioy wrote

From Wikipedia:

“At about 145,000 words, it is the second-longest active constitution—after the Constitution of Alabama—in the world.”

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moleratical t1_iuubjkx wrote

Personally, I'm surprised anyone in Alabama can write more than a paragraph or two.

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