By Alabama Public Radio
Montgomery, AL – Governor Riley and other legislators are urging voters to approve a constitutional amendment on November second. If Amendment Two is approved, it will take out the segregation language from the state constitution. The state law that mandates segregated schools is unenforceable but is still technically on the books 50 years after the Supreme Court's decision that struck down segregation. The amendment does have opponents, including former Chief Justice Roy Moore. Moore calls the amendment deceptive and fraudulent. He says he's suspicious of a possible hidden agenda like a tax increase. Supporters, meanwhile, say the legislation's only focus is to erase the last of the Jim Crow provisions from Alabama law. Educational and religious groups as well as those pushing for constitutional reform are all supporting Amendment two.