Article: People for the American Way urges defeat of Montana state resolution calling for constitutional convention to enact an amendment to Constitution requiring balanced federal budget.

Article: Blow to Balanced-Budget Amendment;Alabama Rescinds Its Call for a ...
The Washington Post;  May 9, 1988 ;     700+ words ... ... state to rescind a call for a constitutional convention to pass a balanced-budget amendment ... reversed its 1976 call for a constitutional convention last month following an intense ... states that had called for a constitutional convention-just two states short of the ...

Article: Constitutional convention is advocated PROPOSAL: ...
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  April 18, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... a California constitutional convention to change the ... and cons of a constitutional convention were aired in ... pitching the constitutional-convention plan to an audience ...

Article: Panel backs constitutional convention/ Meeting to ...
The Gazette;  November 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... for convening an unprecedented constitutional convention. The legislation will be introduced ... Assembly, voters must approve the constitutional convention, choose delegates and approve ... What I am proposing is calling a constitutional convention, which will be charged specifically ...

Article: Reimagining California; Constitutional Convention ...
The Bond Buyer;  February 26, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... plan to convene a California constitutional convention filled a hotel ballroom with ... out the legal strategy for a constitutional convention. The main problem is that California ... he said. The outcome of any constitutional convention would have to be approved by ...

Article: Editorial: California constitutional convention has ...
Oakland Tribune;  October 30, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... to call California's first constitutional convention in 130 years. Repair California ... would allow voters to authorize a constitutional convention, a power now held only by the ... would by 465 people attending the constitutional convention; 240 delegates (three per Assembly ...

Article: Lies are latest tactic in war against constitutional ...
SouthtownStar (Chicago, IL);  October 14, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... arms about the upcoming state constitutional convention referendum. Every 20 years ... given the right to call for a constitutional convention. And all those aforementioned ... Business groups fret that a constitutional convention could come up with crazy liberal ...

Article: Illinois needs a constitutional convention to ...
SouthtownStar (Chicago, IL);  November 1, 2008 ;     676 words ... ... will decide whether to call a constitutional convention to consider reform amendments ... automatic provision calling for a constitutional convention referendum every 20 years is ... needed changes and reforms. A constitutional convention allows voters to bypass politicians ...