The backers of a constitutional amendment that voters will decide in November accused their opponents of waging a dishonest campaign Wednesday.

The pro-Amendment L group, Save Our South Dakota Constitution, said it sent a cease-and-desist letter to South Dakota media organizations calling on them to discontinue airing “misleading and untruthful commercials” funded by anti-Amendment L groups.

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Beth Morey1 month ago

I'll keep voting "NO!" on whatever version of this they keep sticking on the ballot. Maybe there should be a limit to how many times an issue can be brought to a vote.

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John Kelley1 month ago

The "Save our South Dakota Constitution" minority rule hypocrites ought to begin by reading the US First Amendment. Perhaps in his role as a legislator, Hughes may invoke the government via the SD legislature in the apparent attempt to muzzle the free press.

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Reynold1 month ago

Isn’t Americans for Prosperity a lobbying organization putting forward neoliberal ideas funded by out of state billionaires? Haven’t they supported these terrible ideas in the past? If so these are accurate ads.

Why 40% plus John Hughes should decide anything for South Dakotans is beyond me.

Perhaps if this passed at a 60% threshold I could be persuaded? But of course Rep Hughes wins his argument with a mere 50% threshold to take away majority rule. Embrace that hypocrisy.

We must continue to speak out against this anti-South Dakota, anti-majority rule, no good, pseudo-fascist bad idea. The SD GOP under Trump and Noem-Rhoden want any opposition to their super majority rule silenced. We should never give them that satisfaction.

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Dave Zimbeck1 month ago

The sheer arrogance of Rep. Hughes and the Republican super-majority astounds. The people have spoken through the ballot box several times, yet this band of know-it-alls decide to take yet another run in order to prevent a majority of upsetting their minority views of how the state should be run. Enough. VOTE NO!

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Kevin K1 month ago

Well Dave, what we think doesn’t matter to these arrogant bastards. Their super-majority rule of 40+ years is wearing so thin that we should have booted them out long ago. But, since the majority in this state still “believes”, we may never get rid of them.

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The Heart of Everything1 month ago

“We are asking voters to defend against radical special interest groups who want to allow late-term abortions, take away gun rights and legalize recreational marijuana.” Talk about stopping blatant lies. Hughes has spent his entire career fear mongering and this is more of the same, if the 60 percent threshold had been in place when our constitutional right that allows SD citizens to propose constitutional amendments was put in place it wouldn’t exist. South Dakotans see this for what it is, asked and answered. Vote no.

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