Turning reform on its head: A practical challenge for Alabama's constitutional reformers - Glen Browder

A trite and tiresome mantra

Frankly, I'm concerned that the reform mantra has gotten trite and tiresome. Too often and for too long, the reform community has been in a rut of (a) moralizing about what's wrong with politics and government in this state, (b) proclaiming popular support for the reform-de-jour, (c) whipping ourselves into a frenzy about prospects for change, (d) patting ourselves on the back, (e) explaining another failure in Montgomery, and finally (f) cranking up the movement for next year's version of reform fantasy.

I hope my reform friends will bear with me as a longtime member of the family; but preaching about reform may not be enough.