April 22nd, 2010

HUDSON – Some 100 people attended a State Assembly Republican Minority session in Hudson to gain feedback on the possibility of calling a people’s convention to reform New York.

Most supported the proposal.

Assembly Republican Minority Leader Brian Kolb said the onus to make change is up to the people.

“It’s totally up to the voters to put pressure on their state assemblyperson and their state senators across the state to get a yes or no vote on the bills before the end of session and I think if people are really fed up with Albany and are looking for a change in the institute outside the legislature, I think this is our best hope to do that,” he said.

Hudson Valley Assemblyman Marcus Molinaro, who called the Wednesday night meeting in Columbia County, said lawmakers need to carry the public’s concern back to the state capital.

“It’s our job to take that anger and focus it and hopefully convince members of the state legislature to allow for the public to simply to be given the right to consider whether or not a constitutional convention should be called this year,” he said.

As of this point, it is unclear as to if the proposal would have enough support to pass in the legislature.

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