Posted on 09/26/2016 3:31:47 AM PDT by Jacquerie
As Mark Levin explained in Chapter One, he undertook his project not because he believed the “Constitution, as originally structured, is outdated and outmoded, thereby requiring modernization through amendments, but because of the opposite – that is, the necessity and urgency of restoring constitutional republicanism and preserving the civil society . . . “
In this squib, we’ll examine the observations of James Madison and Alexander Hamilton as they apply to keeping, and if necessary, restoring constitutional republicanism.
Number 33. Laws Judged Against the Constitution. What if the new government overstepped its authority through the exercise of a power reserved to the states? Hamilton advised the people, the creators of the governing compact, to “appeal to the standard they have formed and correct the injury done to the Constitution as needs may suggest and prudence justify.” Through appropriate means, the sovereign people must correct errors, defects and especially breaches of the compact. As a young revolutionary himself, it can hardly be assumed that Hamilton dismissed raw force as a justifiable response when necessary. Since armed resistance can, on occasion, be justified, then less than violent responses are certainly appropriate for lesser violations.
Number 38. Establish a Republic. Madison described how the federal convention was an historic, peaceful response to a worsening national situation.
In this number he reviewed the establishment, through nonviolent means, of ancient republican governments. He wrote, “Of every government established with deliberation and consent reported by ancient history, none were framed by an assembly of men, but by some individual citizen of preeminent wisdom and proven integrity.” So dire was the situation in most, the people, being at their wits end, entrusted individuals to reform their governments. “Fear of discord and disunion,” wrote Madison, exceeded the danger of entrusting so much to one man.
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The Convention passed amendment proposals on the following six ideas:
1. Requiring the states to approve any increase in the national debt
2. Term limits on Congress
3. Limiting federal overreach by returning the Commerce Clause to its original meaning
4. Limiting the power of federal regulations by giving an easy congressional override
5. Require a super majority for federal taxes and repeal the 16th Amendment
6. Give the states (by a 3/5ths vote) the power to abrogate any federal law, regulation or executive order.
I believe that Donald Trump could cement his dedication to our once FreeRepublic with voters by supporting the COS movement.
The constitution of the United States is as “living and breathing” as the 10 commandments!
Both are dead. Long live them both!!!
Get off the sidelines and into the game, mate.
Now is not the time for self indulgent esoterica.
Mark Levin has proven himself to be a buffon and a member of the GOPe with his anti-Trump crap.
I’ve turned his show off and have zero respect for him, same goes for Flush Limbaugh who only now supports Trump because he’s making money on his tee-shirt sales.
Do you have any links to news articles about the simulated convention? I don’t recall any. Thanks.
Go to http://www.conventionofstates.com/ and click on COS Simulation.
That the COS website would have simulation information is a given.
I was speaking about other web news sites like Breitbart, etc.
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