Dear Editor, In our statewide election this November, Vermont voters will see two amendments to the Vermont Constitution on the ballot: Proposal 3 and Proposal 4. The proposed constitutional amendments were crafted and passed by the majority in the Vermont Legislature with legal end goals in mind. Gov. Phil Scott has zero control over constitutional amendments and cannot veto them. Scott said, “I encourage voters to do their homework before making their voices heard” regarding the amendments. Interestingly, neither amendment is necessary, as the Vermont Constitution and the U.S. Constitution already guarantee equal rights to everyone under the law (Prop 4) and the right to form a labor union (Prop 3). Here’s the bottom line on Prop 4. First, its title — “equality of rights” — is very deceptive. In truth, Prop 4 will give special rights to certain groups. It will also make Vermont less affordable because it effectively establishes a constitutional foundation for reparations — financial compensation to certain groups of people for harms done in the past.  READ MORE A constitutional expert and professor of law at Vermont Law and Graduate School, Peter Teachout, who is not a conservative, testified to the Legislature that although he supported the principle of an equal rights proposal, he would not vote for Prop 4 as it stands. Please inform yourselves, your friends and your neighbors about the constitutional amendments before us. Wendy WiltonMilton, Vt. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont does not need proposed constitutional amendments. ...read more read less