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	<title><![CDATA[A California Constitutional Convention?]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-newmark/a-california-constitution_b_224784.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>Hey, I've just heard about a group representing California business people known as the Bay Area Council. These guys have just called for a "limited" constitutional convention in California.</p><p>By "limited," they mean it would be empowered to get into and to propose ballot measures only for matters related to governance, electoral reform and budget reform (so no civil liberties would be on the table, nor would education or health care, for example). </p><p>From the <em>LA Times</em>: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-hill22-2009jun22,0,6593784.story">The big constitutional...</a></p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2009-07-02T20:23:00-04:00</date_published>
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