Pension Lawsuit and Lawlessness in Rhode Island
I had to pause from folding laundry to make a comment when this Randal Edgar article came to mind. Think about this: the governor and the treasurer are preparing to enter into a settlement to modify a law duly passed by the people’s representatives in the General Assembly. By what authority?
If the law is constitutional, these two executives have no authority to modify it unilaterally. If it is unconstitutional, it should fall to the legislature to modify it. The governor and treasurer should not gain legislative power just because a judge prefers the outcome that way.
Let the people see the real consequences of the unions’ stranglehold.