A Few Suggested Changes to the Utah Constitution

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In addition to terrible economic challenges, many states are confronting crises preventing basic operations of government. Momentum is growing -- especially in California and New York -- to restructure state political systems through constitutional conventions.

In Utah, if we stretch things a bit, we could say we face a "mini- constitutional crisis." Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. has gone deep undercover in preparation for his Senate confirmation hearing as ambassador to China. In the meantime, Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert is doing his best to provide leadership but lacks constitutional authority until Huntsman resigns.

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A Few Suggested Changes to the Utah Constitution

So, following Rahm Emanuel's counsel to "never waste a good crisis" (especially one carefully contrived), we must rise to the occasion of this impending calamity, hold a constitutional convention, and revise the Utah State Constitution with ...

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