2017 SJR 22: Proposal to amend Article IV, Section 1

Senate Joint Resolution No. 22 is sponsored by Senator Thatcher.  This resolution proposes to amend the Oregon State Constitution Article IV (Legislative Branch), Section 1.  My original post on this subject is here.  This resolution proposes to add a subsection 4(e) which states that the Legislature cannot amend or repeal a law passed by initiative for the first two years in which it is in force.

My View

The idea of passing a law by initiative rather than a constitutional amendment does not currently make sense and this proposed amendment does not really change the calculus involved to any great extent.  The permanence of a constitutional amendment vs. that of a statute is significantly more benefit for the little extra effort required to bring the amendment to a vote.