Community Matters Calhoun County
Oct 16, 2026 · 23 min · 11 segments
Former State Repesentative Jim Haadsma discusses his pursuit to reclaim the District 44 seat he lost by a razor-thin margin last election. He explains the specific tax and school policies he backs…
Jim HaadsmaGuestRichard PietHost
We have had opportunities to amend the Michigan Constitution of 1963 several times since that time.
One of the reasons now's not the time to do it has already been intimated, I guess properly declared by the lieutenant gubernatorial candidate on the Republican side, a state rep named Jay DeBoer, who suggested that if they had a constitutional convention, then they might be able to more significantly restrict reproductive freedom rights.
That is a reason why I don't think we need a constitutional convention if there's going to be mischief played in relation to having such a constitutional convention.
And I don't see any reason to revisit that in the upcoming year and a half, two years.
I will be voting no on proposal one and would recommend to voters that they also vote no on proposal one.
We have had opportunities to amend the Michigan Constitution of 1963 several times since that time.
One of the reasons now's not the time to do it has already been intimated, I guess properly declared by the lieutenant gubernatorial candidate on the Republican side, a state rep named Jay DeBoer, who suggested that if they had a constitutional convention, then they might be able to more significantly restrict reproductive freedom rights.
That is a reason why I don't think we need a constitutional convention if there's going to be mischief played in relation to having such a constitutional convention.
And I don't see any reason to revisit that in the upcoming year and a half, two years.
I will be voting no on proposal one and would recommend to voters that they also vote no on proposal one.
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