The Democrats and GOP-e get together and rewrite the constitution? What could possibly go wrong?
The Democrats and GOP-e get together and rewrite the constitution? What could possibly go wrong?
It is not a Constitutional Convention.
It is a Convention of the States to propose Amendments to the Constitution.
Those amendments would still have to be ratified by the states.
Delegates would be selected by the state legislatures not the houses of congress.
The legislatures could legally limit the powers of the delegates to propose amendments or vote for proposed amendments without that legislature’s approval.
It would not be the free for all that you seem to believe. Consider the time we live in. More state legislatures are in the hands of conservative Republicans than at any time in history. This is the time to strike for the restoration of the Republic.
This is NOT a Constitutional Convention. It’s a Convention of the States. Big difference. It is not a convention to change the Constitution but to propose amendments to it. How many amendments are in our constitution now? It’s the same thing that Congress does except it is done by the states.The states also have been given the power, in the constitution to propose amendments under Article V.
This article V provides two different ways to amend our Constitution. Either through Congress or through state Legislatures. I believe we only need 2/3 of the states to have a Convention to propose amendments.
As to the lefties taking over the convention this is another misnomer that is thrown out there either as a scare tactic or out of lack of knowledge about Article V.
Amendments need 3/4 of the states to ratify. That’s quite a high bar as it should be. The state legislatures themselves choose their delegates.They determine how the delegates are selected and the agenda.
The Congress has very little to say or do with a Convention of the States. If 2/3’s of the states want a Convention must call the convention. If the amendments are ratified by 3/4’s of the states they are the law whether Congress likes it or not.
The founders put this in our Constitution for a good reason. They were giving us a way to recover our country from tyranny without the shedding of blood. They could envision a situation like we are facing today and gave us a way out. It’s the only option left to us it seems aside from the bullet.
People should really read Mark Levin’s book “The Liberty Amendments”. Mark really knows his stuff and it does a wonderful job of explaining the history of article V and what a Convention of the States actually is. He also has a list of 10 suggested amendments and an explanation of each. These are a sample of what type of amendments may be proposed. He also has talked about this quite often on his radio show and answered all the questions, objections and misinformation.
You can also search FR for threads on this topic. They are out there and all of this has already been addressed.
When I first heard about this Convention of the States I had the same reaction that many did. I did not understand what it was and was not well informed about Article V. So I did some research and purchased Levin’s book. I’ve also listened to him speak about it several times.