Newspaper: 'Time for a big change in Harrisburg'

The (Delaware County) Daily Times says things are so out-of-control in Harrisburg that only a constitutional convention could straighten out the mess our lawmakers have made.

From a Daily Times editorial:

A recent history of the men and women sent to serve the public in Harrisburg includes a middle-of-the-night pay raise, followed two years later by indictments of lawmakers and their aides for using state resources for personal election campaigns.

"Bonus Gate" alleges taxpayer money rewarded legislative staff with bonuses for doing campaign work for their bosses. That alone begs the question: If all that time can be spent on personal work, why is there a need for such a large staff for every elected legislator?

The moment has come for voters to make the hard financial decisions those in Harrisburg have demonstrated time after time that they never will. A constitutional convention would give the electorate that chance.

Read the full editorial, "It's time for a big change in Harrisburg" at the newspaper's Web site.