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Backers of state constitutional convention meet in Dublin

Dublin :: CA :: USA | 42 minutes ago

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It has been joked that the only way to fix California's dysfunctional government is to scrap it and start over. But that's just what proponents of a constitutional convention say they hope to do. About 50 people attended Alameda County's third in a series...

Tags: constitution convention, Alameda County, Repair California, Dublin, Elections, Referendum, California State Senators, Social Issues, Direct democracy

House opens floor debates for con-con

Manila :: Philippines | 21 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Charter change at the House of Representatives is not dead as the chamber opened on Wednesday night debates on the proposal to call for a constitutional convention that would amend the 1987 Constitution. The chamber's initial adoption of House Concurrent...

Tags: House of Representatives, constitution convention, Philippines, Manila, Constitution of the Philippines, United States House of Representatives, Constitutional convention, Politics of the Philippines, Philippines charter change, Convention, Social Issues, Politics, Political history, United States Constitution, Mar Roxas, Constitutional law

Election of Charter delegates deferred

Manila :: Philippines | 3 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Philippines-Ensuring that Charter change would not happen before the May 2010 presidential polls, the House committee on constitutional amendments agreed to hold the election of delegates to the constitutional convention in October next year. Gathering...

Tags: House, constitution convention

House body OKs Charter change resolution

Manila :: Philippines | 3 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Philippines-The proposal to elect delegates of a constitutional convention to amend the 1987 Constitution simultaneous with the 2010 national elections has hurdled the committee level after its members approved it. Voting 6-1, members of the committee...

Tags: House, constitution convention

Con-con balloting during May polls confusing

Manila :: Philippines | 3 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is not keen on holding the balloting for delegates of a constitutional convention simultaneous with the May 2010 presidential polls, saying this would confuse voters. Speaking at the hearing of the constitutional...

Tags: Comelec, constitution convention

Solons begin fresh moves to change Charter

Manila :: Philippines | 4 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Philippines-With the fate of the controversial House resolution seeking to convene a constituent assembly in limbo, proponents of a separate resolution for a constitutional convention have begun fresh moves to change the Charter. At the hearing of the...

Tags: Victor Ortega, House of Representatives, constitution convention, constitution amendments

Governor rejects constitution draft --

Seattle :: WA :: USA | 6 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Governor rejects constitution draft Friday, June 12th 2009 ST. Proclaiming that the proposed Virgin Islands constitution violates federal law, fails to defer to federal sovereignty and disregards basic civil rights, Gov. John deJongh Jr. rejected the...

Tags: constitution drafted, Virgin Islands, Fifth Constitutional Convention, John deJongh Jr., constitution convention, proposed constitution, organic act, revised organic

V.I. constitution is approved by delegates -- Phone votes key to draft's passage

Amman :: Jordan | 6 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The delegates to the Fifth Constitutional Convention finished work on their draft constitution Tuesday night, beginning the process to get the Virgin Islands its own locally drafted ruling document, with a 20 to 5 vote. The feeling in the New Drive In...

Tags: Virgin Islands, constitution convention, constitution drafted, Fifth Constitutional Convention

Constitutional Convention marred by loud shouting, personal insults and delegates storming in and out --

Moorhead :: MN :: USA | 8 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

As Saturday's session of the Constitutional Convention began, delegate Wilma Marsh Monsanto offered a prayer to rebuke the powers of evil from disrupting the convention's business. As the session unfolded, however, consternation, confusion, chaos and...

Tags: constitution convention

Convention delegates prepare to reveal proposals at forums --

Amman :: Jordan | 9 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Convention delegates prepare to reveal proposals at forums Thursday, March 5th 2009 ST. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention are preparing to bring their draft document to the people at public forums tentatively planned for next month. The 30 convention...

Tags: constitution convention, Virgin Islanders, convention delegates

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