Posted on 06/26/2015 4:00:53 PM PDT by Isara
If he endorses, he'll do it at the moment of maximum impact.
The lawless Federal employees in black robes have no legitimacy.
Got it, thanks.
Just can’t help thinking that one, just one little Article V amendment making it over the finish line will put an end to the Progressive Era.
Please don’t use the name “ Con Con”, thank you.
A lot of people have picked up the name “Con Con” in error and it’s wrong. But I agree with the rest of your sentiment.
The Convention of States is not a Constitutional Convention. It is simply a meeting of state delegates appointed by state legislatures to propose amendments. Each amendment would have to be ratified by 38 states. So you can see the Constitution will be left intact.
I am impressed. Ted Has my vote, and my wifes. This is a great man
Frankly at this point it doesnt much matter, The text of the constitution is held meaningless by the Federal employees in black robes who have invested in themselves sole authority to define it anyway they want.
This is of course what we call “rule of men” in practice not “rule of law”. Our natural rights as free men will not and cannot survive so long as it precise.
We either have a constitutional convention to restrain and bring accountability to this lawless body or we will have no constitution at all.
You’re right that the SCOTUS is lawless, but what’s the harm of trying to amend the constitution or even impeach judges? Sure. We’re likely to fail, but we should make every attempt to peacefully resolve these issues.
In this gay marriage ruling, the Supreme Court literally took every other democratic, peaceful means of resolving the issue—short of a constitutional amendment—from us. We can discuss it as much as we want (free speech and all—HA!), but a constitutional amendment is the only recourse left short of open rebellion (non-violent civil disobedience or violent revolution). No law, no vote can change a Supreme Court ruling—only a constitutional amendment or a rebellion. I’ll still choose the former.
Yes, and we all have to find a way to stop the GOPe from splitting out vote until most conservatives have given up and stopped voting (as they did last time.)
That's their tactic,
Cain peaks, destroy him
Gingrich peaks destroy him
Perry peaks, destroy him
Santorum peaks, destroy him
And for every sacrificial lamb, their followers wilt in disillusionment. So if they keep a Paul in the race to water it down (Ron Paul, Rand Paul, whatever) they're assured an establishment candidate in the end.
We need to get behind Cruz early and stay there. It doesn't matter what promises the others make, Cruz has fought the establishment since he was elected. He's the only one willing to buck the system no matter the cost and he will make an incredible President. If you insist on nitpicking him then get ready for President Bush the 18th whatever.
I refuse to believe gay marriage is really all that popular, and even if most Americans support it, I doubt a majority supports trampling free exercise of religion...yet. The proof is simple. If the left truly had the numbers, they could have won this democratically in the statehouses. The fact that they went judicial and short circuited the democratic process implies they felt they couldn’t win or simply thought it was too risky or too slow. It’s just so much easier to hammer everyone into place with an edict from the black robed tyrants.
Now there’s a guy I would happily vote for if he were to run for the POTUS.
No I meant a full out convention. We have to rewrite core articles or the moonbats in Washington will simply ignore the edicts. Or toss it out and write a replacement. The best way to control the three branches is to scratch their authority out of it altogether! Replace the branches. Everyone goes home.
We’re ready for it. Don’t be afraid as the existing articles and amendments are useless when all 3 branches are dysfunctional and ignore them anyway.
Better that than kicking the can down the street.
Agreed. The best way to control power in Washington is to give that power to someone else. Amendments really can’t do that.
“How is tyranny to be restrained?”
After everything else has failed.. force.
Time to start discussing Article V in bible studies, community groups, etc.
Make it known, far and wide.....our last stop.
The only on that understands that Obamacare is the real Job killer and NO jobs will return unless this is repealed.
Unless you're thinking of it being the eradication of the 14th Amendment, it won't work.
While I agree with many of the points that Cruz has made about corrupt justices, the Framers arguably did not underestimate the justices’ craving for legislative power.
More specifically, although the Founding States gave the Senate the power to confirm justices to the Supreme Court, the ill-conceived 17th has given senators elected by low-information voters the opportunity to to corrupt the entire federal government by allowing activist presidents and justices do corrupt Congress's dirty work for it. This is evidenced by the corrupt, Constitution-ignoring justices that are now on the bench.
In other words, if the 17th Amendment had never been ratified then we probably wouldn’t be looking for a way to impeach activist justices who ignore 10th Amendment-protected state powers to prohibit constitutionally unprotected gay marriage since there probably wouldn’t be an activist justice majority like there is now.
The 17th Amendment needs to disappear, and corrupt senators, lawless presidents and activist justices along with it.
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