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Edited on Mon Nov-10-08 01:51 AM by enlightenment
In Nevada, for example (and Nevada's constitution is modeled on the California and New York constitutions) the process of initiative (for a new law or amendment, the latter or which requires two rounds of votes) and referendum (which modifies or removes an existing law, constitutional or otherwise) may be instituted by an individual, a group, or the legislature.
The procedure for both (and recall, also) begins with the petition process (from the citizenry) or a vote by the legislature (if it's coming from that direction).
So, say a law was passed banning religious organizations from proposing amendments. They wouldn't have to do it as a group - a member of the church - a citizen - could do it in their stead. They get what they want - the proposal - and no one can claim, legally, that they did it.
on edit: having just read this, I realise that the cold medication I took a little while ago has had an extremely detrimental impact on my already limited ability to communicate in written form. Sorry about that - I think I'd better go to bed . . .
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