San Nicolas: Guam constitution a possibility
Guam can move forward on drafting and adopting a constitution of its own, according to Del. Mike San Nicolas.
San Nicolas on Thursday briefed local lawmakers on a memo from the U.S. Congressional Research Service. It stated that the legal authority for Guam to hold a constitutional convention of its own, first set down in U.S. law in the 1970s remains valid.
The delegate said that the Legislature could call for a constitutional convention by updating a 1977 law that authorized a local constitutional convention, but is now out of date.
Following Public Law 13-202, a convention for Guam convened on July 1, 1977, and the draft constitution that resulted was presented to then-President Jimmy Carter and deemed approved after Congress failed to take action on it. But efforts to adopt the constitution stalled out a local referendum was held and 82% of voters voted not to adopt it, according to Guampedia.
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(Guam Pacific Daily News)
