[G Larry]

No Thanks!

If you open the Constitution to amendment, in this current political environment, this band of thieves will use the opportunity to gut the Constitution.

Once that door is open, you will not be happy with the result!

[marktwain]

If you open the Constitution to amendment, in this current political environment, this band of thieves will use the opportunity to gut the Constitution.

The Constitution is always open to amendment. Once an amendment is proposed, it cannot be changed.

You are thinking of a Constitutional Convention, which would open us up to all sorts of nasty possibilities. We definitely do not want that.

[Wonder Warthog]

"If you open the Constitution to amendment, in this current political environment, this band of thieves will use the opportunity to gut the Constitution."

The Constitution is open to AMENDMENT at any time. I think you are confusing the regular amendment process with a new Constitution CONVENTION, which could potentially have the effect you mention.

[KittenClaws]

Rep. O'Neil is forgetting there is already an amendment to the Constitution that addresses this issue.

I do not support Rep. O’Neil's efforts even though they may be well intentioned. Having a government Rep. introduce ammendments to enforce one of THE ammendments, could be misconstrued by the ignorant not as enforcement, but as the government “granting” a right.