And the constitution is the right place to do it. The case for constitutional improvement is clear. The good news is that there is a great deal of interest in the issue, inside the legislature and out. There are legislative proposals for different ways of getting the job done. No matter how it is done, this is a process that will require years rather than months to complete.
Specific proposals have to be developed.
To succeed, they will have to be approved by legislative majorities in both houses and a majority of the voters. Success is not guaranteed. The last time constitutional revision was a major issue, back around 1970, it didn't get much farther than redoing the judicial article. There is a lot of work to be done in defining issues and developing good constitutional provisions. Samford University, through the Cumberland Law School, has committed to the creation of a center for the study of state constitutional issues.