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May 21, 2009
California's Government Is Broken - But Could a Convention Fix It?
Proposals for a new state constitutional convention would enable the electorate to achieve change in one fell swoop, writes Steve Mayer.
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By Steve Mayer Thanks to the litigation over the validity of Proposition 8, most lawyers now know that there is a difference between amending and revising the California Constitution, even if the exact line of demarcation between the two remains unclear. But what they may not know is that some political and business leaders want to revise the California Constitution - for reasons that have nothing to do with Proposition 8 or same-sex ...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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