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Groups unveil initiatives for California constitutional convention
Oct 29th, 2009 - sacbee
Proponents of a plan to let "real Californians" take a crack at overhauling the state's sputtering government unveiled proposed initiatives Wednesday that call for the state's first constitutional convention in 120 years. Repair California...
Stopping California's next meltdown
May 22nd, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
Today's topic: The failure of the propositions didn't eliminate the need for budget reform. What are the right steps for California to take to prevent the next fiscal meltdown? Daniel J.B...
Senior cabinet members join reform push in wake of MPs' expenses ...
May 17th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
Senior cabinet figures are discussing backing a radical constitutional convention to reform parliament and restore faith in democracy as a longer-term response to the crisis facing Westminster in the wake of the expenses scandal.

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Panel 3: Will a Constitutional Convention Solve California's Problems?
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Constitutional Convention from WikiPedia:

Alternative meaning: Constitutional convention (political meeting)

A constitutional convention is an informal and uncodified procedural agreement that is followed by the institutions of a state. In some states, notably those Commonwealth of Nations states which follow the Westminster system and whose political systems are derived from British constitutional law, most of the functions of government are guided by constitutional convention rather than by a formal written constitution. In these states, the actual distribution of power may be markedly different from those which are described in the formal constitutional documents. In particular, the formal constitution often confers wide discretionary powers to the head of state which in practice are used only on the advice of the head of government.