Now that Gov. Chris Christie has conditionally vetoed a bill that would increase the minimum wage and tie it to the Consumer Price Index, some legislators propose rather than trying to override the veto or to acquiesce in the governor’s suggestions that the measure be a part of the state constitution.
There are a number of possible motivations. One is that inclusion in the state constitution makes a matter more permanent and removes it from legislative discretion. Another is that it bypasses the governor’s veto power, since a joint resolution for a constitutional amendment does not go to his desk.