With very few exceptions, the Westerly Sun editorial board was correct when they wrote…

Taken together, most of the arguments advanced against Question No. 3 on the November ballot constitute an insult to the intelligence and integrity of Rhode Island’s voters.

(One exception worth reading, if you are genuinely interested in the substantive case against a constitutional convention, is Brian Bishop’s GoLocal article on the subject, linked here).

But in the end, it comes down to this: If you think there are changes to the state constitution that should be made, you should vote to hold a constitutional convention.

If you think the fundamental structure of Rhode Island government cannot be significantly improved, and that changes at this time are likely to make it worse, you should vote against holding a constitutional convention.

Any changes proposed by a constitutional convention would have to be approved by the people, and the premise that the Rhode Island General Assembly is the best of all possible gatekeepers when it comes to evaluating and amending basic^H^H^H^H^H any structures of governance, is just insane.

I’m voting yes on 3 today.