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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Bay Area Council Demands a California Constitutional Convention

Hear! Hear! This is exactly the sort of thing that progressives need to be pushing for right now.
We think it is undeniable that California’s government suffers from drastic dysfunction –- our financing system is bankrupt, our prisons overflow, our water system teeters on collapse, our once proud schools are criminally poor, our democracy produces ideologically‐extreme legislators that can pass neither budget nor reforms, and we have no recourse in the system to right these wrongs.

Most of these problems are a byproduct of the outdated system and rules of governance enshrined in our current constitution. California’s constitution was always meant to be a living document that could adjust to the times, but it hasn’t been systematically reformed since 1879. Our constitution needs serious structural reforms, chosen and authorized by the people, and a Constitutional Convention is the only politically viable means to achieve those reforms.

For much more go to RepairCalifornia.org.

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