Nathan Benefield posted on 7/22/2010 10:20:00 PM
Marcy,

There is legislation to create I&R in the PA Senate, but it hasn't: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2009&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0192&pn=0161

Because a Constitutional Amendment has to pass the legislature in two consecutive sessions before going to voters, the time to act on this is now.

Another route is to call a constitutional convention. There is a paradox here, because there is no clear path to either without legislative support (i.e., How can we get I&R without a convention? How can we get a convention without I&R? How can we get either without legislative support?)

As Charlie could tell you, we've been talking about this a long (in fact, I think he wrote a chapter on I&R in a CF publication that came out while I was still in junior high).

Charlie Gerow posted on 7/22/2010 9:01:00 PM
While there are many good proposals for reform of PA government, I&R offers the BEST prospect for long term systemic reform. It is an idea whose time has not only come but is long overdue.

me me posted on 7/22/2010 4:45:00 PM
This article would be much easier to understand IF YOU EXPLAINED WHAT I&R is AT THE BEGINING INSTEAD OF AT THE END!!!!! You are too smart for your own good this time..

marcy homel posted on 7/22/2010 2:26:00 PM
so what's the next step? how do we go about getting this done?

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