Let me express my opinion on this. This reeks of politicians not wanting to follow democratic rules and twisiting words to achieve their goals.
The question was simple. People voted. There were not enough votes for the capital act amendment to pass. There are not two class of citizens based on how active they are. People are encourage to vote to get a high turnout, but if the result is not "the good one" there are many reasons found by the government to still go ahead. And if the result was not the one expected, it seems the same question will be asked to voters until they give the good answer.
If most government functions are moved to Buffalo, New York City will not be the administrative center anymore, so I disagree on the twisting words interpretation.
This was in the capital act. When I asked a question in the NE assembly thread about the constitutional amendments, I said it was to move the capital to Buffalo. Nobody said a word. Nobody talked about moving certain government functions only, or what percentage would be moved. The vote was not about that.
The Governor has already stated that if the bill failed by a wider margin, this legislation would not be pursued. No, two-thirds of citizens did not vote to ratify the amendment. However, last night's vote indicated solid support from most of the voters, and for that reason we are not working against the will of the people by passing this bill. Quite the contrary, in fact. In spirit, the current capital will still be the designated location for the administrative center, but the funds will be spent on establishing the new one.
