[Tzimisce]

How are you going to make them follow new amendments when they’re not following the old amendments?

How are you going to do it?

Especially when the Supreme Court just said today that the government doesn’t have to follow its own laws.

You need to have an answer for that question - or yes, it is a waste a time.

[strings6459]

The states take more power and take their usurped power back and use it, nullifying as much as possible of the federal overreach. No one expects the federal government to act any differently.

[nathanbedford]

The answer to your question is quite clear and it has been expressed many times on FreeRepublic:

Article V proponents contemplate process amendments which are very very difficult to evade. For example, term limits, provisions that bureaucratic rulings not ratified by Congress are automatically voided, provisions for a combination of states to overrule Supreme Court rulings. These are but examples of process amendments which entirely change the balance of power and are very difficult to evade.

I might remind you that our Constitution of 1787 lasted until 1861, about 80 years and the post-Civil War Constitution operated effectively until the progressive era. There is every reason to believe that Article V reforms will have a long and effective life.

Or, we can continue to do what we are doing as the country cruises toward the cliff secure in the knowledge that we have not wasted any time in attempts to save our children's birthright.