American Clarion: Defeat 22 Kickoff in Rapid City
Bob Ellis
The measure also calls for an “ethics commission” to examine matters of ethics in government. While this sounds good in theory, the members will be unelected and thus unaccountable to the people, and will likely be comprised of members who are just as partisan as they would be if they came to hold those positions through other means.
IM 22 would also place additional requirements on political speech that would likely have a chilling effect on freedom of speech.
Rhoden invited attendees to read an analysis on the measure done by the Center for Competitive Politics.
