Common Cause Pennsylvania's Citizen’s Guide to A Modern Constitutional Convention to be featured at PA Bar Institute CLE event

August 12, 2010: The possibility of constitutional convention for Pennsylvania continues to create buzz at the state capitol, and among local governments and interest groups.

Last year Common Cause PA and several allied organizations coalesced to create the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention Commission. The result of our work was a landmark publication entitled The Citizen’s Guide to a Modern Constitutional Convention. It examines the history of Pennsylvania’s constitutions and how a new convention might be effectively developed, managed, and responded to in the age of computers, the internet, and extraordinary opportunities for citizen involvement.

This publication will be featured at the PA Bar Institute’s continuing legal education on September 21 in Harrisburg, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Participation in this program (Should Pennsylvania Have a Constitutional Convention) gives lawyers the opportunity to earn 2.5 CLEs hours as they learn about the implications and possibilities of a constitutional convention. Former Governor Dick Thornburg, Duquesne Law School Professor Bruce Ledewitz, Rep. Kathy Manderino, and Judge Colins will be featured. To register contact the PA Bar Institute at 1-800-932-4637.