Posted on 01/07/2023 2:11:16 PM PST by RandFan
@JosephFordCotto
Some conservatives claim that a convention of states will "restore the Constitution to its former glory" and "defeat leftist tyranny." In reality, if there were any such convention, leftists would commandeer it, obliterating free speech and whatever remains of free assembly.
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I know Mark Levin for example is a big fan...
We just lost a bunch of statehouses in November. We were doing pretty well. Maybe in 50 years.
Who is “Joseph Ford Cotto”, and why is what he thinks important??
This has been my fear as well - the Left would use this as an opportunity to do away with the Constitution all together.
And how do we keep the progressives out? How do we even keep the Republicans who already will not repeal FDR era lawlessness out?
It cannot be done.
It’s a Trojan Horse that would lock in leftist tyranny to the end of time.
I’m completely on board with a Convention of States if, and only if, at the end, each State is allowed free, fair, and transparent up / down vote. Those States that vote down are then free to leave the Union peacefully as they do not accept the new Constitution.
That is a Win / Win to me. If the Constitution is strengthened and re-enforces the founding principles, then certain commie States will vote it down and be gone. If, however, the commies succeed in rewriting it, then free States can vote it down and we will leave.
I agree with you. A peaceful divorce, rather than CW2
Tend to agree with this position and the “runaway” convention theory
if, and only if, at the end, each State is allowed free, fair, and transparent up / down vote.
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It would work exactly like the 2020 election
A Convention of States is a gamble, and it’s a gamble that gets riskier with each passing year. However, this country is drifting more and more off-course. There seems to be no “normal” way to correct this. So I say roll the dice.
And let’s say the Convention fails to produce anything of value. At least it’s a shot across the bow.
Who is Joseph Ford Cotto?
Each state would send representatives based upon the political make up of their respective legislatures.
Right now the majority of states are governed by Republican dominated legislators. But any slate of representatives could propose amendments. Some may be to repeal existing Constitutional Amendments. The only amendment that could not be proposed is one to abolish the constitution itself.
Any proposed amendments would need to pass by 35 states at the convention before they would be passed back to the states for formal adoption.
All that being said is RINO’s would be accomplices in quashing the needed amendments to right the American ship.
We already have a Constitution that is ignored. How will adding another bit to it help? How can we be assured that the 2nd Amendment isn't a point of consideration? If the delegates are sent with specific instruction as to what can and cannot be discussed, how can we trust the delegates to adhere to those rules? CoS will be a waste of time at best, and a loss of freedom at worst.
Convention of States aka Pandora’s Box
Many non-lefties claim that, if only America “gets back to the Constitution,” all shall be well. These folks seem not to realize that everything they dislike transpired under the Con, which allows itself to be endlessly reinterpreted. Hence, its words have no permanent meaning.Nice pack of lies. Everything that “non lefties”, as he says, “dislike”, happened not because of reinterpreting the Constitution but by blatantly ignoring it.
Article 5 is not a “Constitutional convention”.
Fraud denial?
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