Constitutional Law,
California Supreme Court
Oct. 29, 2019
California’s constitution needs some changes
Several provisions in California’s constitution are dead letters, having been quashed by judicial decisions or otherwise rendered moot. Yet they remain in the state charter’s text — dormant but not dead — where they serve little purpose other than as a reminder of past errors. The state Legislature should place a measure on the ballot to remove these provisions.
Stephen M. Duvernay
Phone: (916) 447-4900
Email: steve@benbrooklawgroup.com
Notre Dame Law School; Notre Dame IN
Several provisions in California's constitution are dead letters, having been quashed by judicial decisions or otherwise rendered moot. Yet they remain in the state charter's text -- dormant but not dead -- where they serve little purpose other than as a reminder of past errors. The state Legislature should place a measure on the ballot to remove these provisions.
Under Article XVIII, section 1, the Legislature may place measures on ...
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