Louisiana voters overwhelmingly rejected four constitutional amendments, a political setback for Governor Jeff Landry and the Republican-led Legislature. Landry promoted Amendment 2, a tax reform measure, as part of his broader economic strategy, but 65 percent of voters voted against it. Invest in Louisiana Executive Director Jan Moeller says it was a decisive and appropriate verdict by the voters.
“This was always a rushed process, a flawed process which produced some potentially really bad policy outcomes.”
Landry blamed liberal billionaire George Soros for the defeat, accusing Soros and far left liberals of pouring millions of dollars into the state with propaganda and lies about Amendment 2, though he provided no evidence. But Moeller says Republicans also voted against Amendment Two….
“This was a bipartisan expression of frustration by the voters, and I think the governor, rather than blaming other people for his loss, why he took on this fight in the first place.”
Moeller says the rejection reflects voter frustration and skepticism toward sweeping constitutional changes, and that Landry has to go back to the drawing board.
“The governor started this. The governor’s plan was rejected, and I think the governor needs to learn some lessons from this and be a little more inclusive and thoughtful before he undertakes a major undertaking such as rewriting the State Constitution.”
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