Time For A Constitutional Convention?

Townhall.com ^ | October 6, 2011 | Ralph Benko

[WayneS]

Yes. You are correct. However, may I refer you to the portion of my comment where I cast doubt on the prospect of congress ever agreeing to limit its own power?

If they will not, then only the States can - and I think it can only be done via more simple, direct language in the document itself.

I know, I know. Who would ever have thought that the simple, direct language of the original document would not be simple or direct enough? But remember, we're talking here about politicians who have either been elected to congress or who have been appointed to their judicial position by a politician - they're not exactly the sharpest knives in the drawer. SIMPLE commands will be the most effective.

[af_vet_rr]

We HAVE the Constitutional mechanisms in place to effectuate what we want. We just don’t have voters SMART enough to elect people with the courage to USE them.

And we don't have enough smart voters to kick out the people, RINOs and democrats, who are working against us. That's the easiest solution - boot out the RINOs and democrats, and stop electing RINOs.

[SaraJohnson]

The liberals will lie, cheat and steal such a movement for a new and improved constitution. When they are done, we will be China.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

The US Constitution already exists , and has proven itself to be a good , reliable , consistant basis of American Exceptionalism.

We have elected representatives who have sworn to defend the Constitution ~ and who have bent their moral compass ~ and have chosen to not defend the Constitution as it already exists .

I trust no man (or woman) currently in office to re-write the Constitution.

The Founding Fathers were inspired ; most of the current lot of representatives are whores of power , money ,influence , arrogance , and self-importance.

[SaraJohnson]

Liberals have made a new constituion through “living” constitutional court rulings and political betrayals.

I think it is safe to say, looking at our current government, the corruption of the re-educated and culturally cleansed elitists and the country’s police powers, there is no more American constituion as our American ancestors, beginning with the founders, knew it.

The Left could make this state of affairs much worse if given the power to directly tamper with the constitution. But we are headed to their end game convention or no convention.

[RipSawyer]

Why, oh why, how, oh how do people imagine that the cure for a disaster which exists solely because the constitution is not followed is to rewrite the constitution which is not being followed. If the doctor writes a prescription which they never have filled and they get sicker do they demand that he write another?

I abandoned my resolutions that I made last New Year’s day but not to worry, I will make some new ones come January first.

This constitution or any other that might be written is worthless until and unless we have honest judges to interpret it and honest legislative and executive branches to abide by it. As it is we have not even one of the three. If we had them the present constitution would serve us very well.

[liberalh8ter]

BIG NO. The Constitution is the only thing standing between what's left of this Republic and full blown Communism. Open it up with this bunch of Marxists in power and we're done; conservatives will be targeted to be the new Ukrainians.

[RipSawyer]

A Can Can would be much preferable to a Con Con...and better organized!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEuV6fN4hWw

[RipSawyer]

You cannot make the commands simple enough for those who have no intention of obeying them. We have already had a president who said it depends on what the meaning of is is.

[ZULU]

This constitution or any other that might be written is worthless until and unless we have honest judges to interpret it and honest legislative and executive branches to abide by it. As it is we have not even one of the three. If we had them the present constitution would serve us very well.

BINGO!!!

[ZULU]

BINGO!!!!!!!!!