Posted on 12/04/2014 12:58:01 PM PST by Whenifhow
Constitutional expert and nationally syndicated talk show host Mark Levin said that state legislatures have a duty to “restore our republic and give us our Constitution back,” at the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) National Policy Summit at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.
Levin’s remarks focused on how Article V of the Constitution, which gives state legislatures the power to act as a final check on the abuse of power in Washington, is the way to reclaim self-governance.
Wide-ranging decisions affecting virtually every aspect of life are being made by fewer and fewer masterminds in Washington, D.C., in an increasingly centralized federal government using a growing army of bureaucrats, a fourth branch of government if you will, to institute and enforce them,” Levin said.
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FYI
First thing is repeal of 16th/17th Amendments. Then we might have a shot at doing so.
Article V ping. This article has more detail about Levin’s speech than the article posted previously.
Levin ping.
"More and more what the federal government does is insulate it from elections."
"This is no longer a federal republic, or a constitutional republic, or a representative republic."
"Do you realize that acting together the state legislatures have more power than the entire federal government?”
It bypasses the federal branch of the national government, and that was exactly the purpose.
You have the capacity as state representatives and state senators – you alone, not your governors, not congressmen, not senators, not the president, not the court.
Congress’ Failure to Call an Amendments Convention. (Part VI)
I love Mark Levin. God bless that man.
BTTT
I’m still waiting Mark to grow a pair and honestly report on the Obama bc issue, but the coward has no spine, so I don’t listen to anything he has to say. As far as I can tell he is as dishonest as a democrat......
They have a duty to follow Mark’s book very closely.
The previous post links to a video of Mark Levin’s speech at ALEC about an Amendments Convention. It’s worth a listen.
Interestingly enough, numerous RAT legislators in the Illinois General Assembly have announced they strongly support a Constitutional Convention of the states:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3233521/posts
Obviously, they must be outstanding patriots who want to reign in control of the feds and enforce the 10th amendment in order to restore our Republic to what the founders (and Mark Levin, his name is interchangeable with Thomas Jefferson) envisioned.
Thanks for posting that link.
I should note that if 34 states petition Congress for an Amendments Convention using Georgia's language to restrict federal power and enhance state power, and if such an Amendments Convention is held, should a delegate from Illinois introduce an amendment to restrict political speech, the convention's chairman will instruct the gentleman from Illinois to take his seat because this particular Amendments Convention has not been authorized by the states to discuss that subject.
...every single one of the Democrat delegates from Illinois will eagerly vote in favor of it. If there's one thing King Mike Madigan would LOVE, it would be having even MORE direct power over the lives of Illinois citizens. They just hate that pesky federal laws like the 2nd amendment get in the way of their desire for absolute tyranny.
ALL levels of government need less power, including the precious states.
Or keep politics local.
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