Talk:Constitution of Alabama

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[edit] Word Count Image

I feel the image is not "unencyclopedic" as it gives a fairly good appromimation of how long the Alabama Constitution really is. KeoniPhoenix 01:47, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

But it this way: If you get this articel a legit, free, clear (enough) pic of it on display at the state capitol, or in a coorthouse, or the original on display (Like the Federal one @ the Nacional Archives), or a pic of the convention (MAYBE), then I'll recommend it replace the current one. As it is it's the best pic for this page I can come up with or think of. 68.39.174.238 10:07, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Longest constitution?

The Constitution of India page also claims to be the longest constitution in the world. Which one is right?

I think that the Constitution of India is referring to national constitutions, only. I'm not positive about this, however. Since this page lists the number of words in the Alabama Constitution, we could resolve the problem if we found the number of words in the Constitution of India. — Mateo SA | talk 03:20, Dec 12, 2004 (UTC)
I've done so and the results are listen on the Talk page for the Indian constitution. 68.39.174.150 19:42, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Obvious Amendments

Among the "blatantly obvious" amendments, I made a notation that Madison County's amendment to prevent municipalities from exercising extraterritorial jurisdiction was an effort to prevent a "police jurisdiction" from going beyond city boundaries -- a practice that is common in Alabama. I'll leave it to others as to whether that bullet point should be eliminated altogether.

Ahh, I didn't know that... personally, I'll consider removing that section, or maybe noting it somewhere else. Just reading the amendment with no background it seemed rather blatant. 68.39.174.238 01:13, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
Based on your comment, I have removed that. To someone unfamiliar with AL, that looked extremely strange. 68.39.174.238 22:17, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
The sportsmans bill of rights is not as blatant as it seems, it was enacted to define the legal difference between hunting and fishing as a "right" and not a "priviledge." It was a popular movement a few years back and several states enacted similar legislation. At the same time the state also made it illegal to interfere with the act of lawful hunting or fishing. This was response to anti-hunting protests.68.113.118.223 02:53, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
Ahh, I remember Tennessee was doing something like that, but it was extremely broad and was prevented, or something. Come to think of it, that section is probably nothing BUT things that are nonsensical out of context. 68.39.174.238 02:18, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform

There is a group representing both liberals and business interests that would like to re-write the Alabama constitution altogether, and this effort is supported by several of the state's newspapers, such as Mobile's Press-Register. It would greatly add to the article if someone with more knowledge of the issues surrounding a constitutional re-write would add a section.

[edit] The convention proceedings

The state legislature seems to be getting the convention journal 1901 online. While it's dry, it does have some attention-getting parts, such as an unfavorable reference to the Committee on Corporations, the old Railroad Commission, and an unbelievably stereotypical ramble by a self-described "old fogy" in support of the "white male" clause in the electoral part: http://www.legislature.state.al.us/misc/history/constitutions/1901/proceedings/1901_proceedings_vol1/day52.html 68.39.174.238 02:35, 23 January 2007 (UTC)