What is the test for a constitutional amendment in the context of the meaning of the word 'sensationalism'?

'A constitutional provision, like a statute, should not be so construed as to work a public mischief, unless the language used is of such explicit and unequivocal import as to leave no other course open to the court, and, when the intent of the lawmakers is ascertained, that must prevail over the letter of the law. (Smith v. People, 47 N.Y. 330;

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