The interview was an opportunity to present the idea of using article V. I don’t think there was enough time to get into specifics.
Mark Levin talks about his new book with conservative panel on Hannity
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3055708/posts
http://therightscoop.com/mark-levin-talks-about-his-new-book-with-conservative-panel-on-hannity/
With feeble Repubics littering the landscape, be prepared for a barrage of UN style "resolutions" designed to destroy American
The Federal Government is already transforming our way of life and this is the only way to change that. Remember it takes 3/4 of the states to ratify any amendments to the Constitution.
The details can/will get worked out. Step one— build consensus that an Article 5 Convention is more than a pipe dream....
My thoughts on the matter:
1. At this point, only some type of radical reform is ever going to steer us back towards the nation our founders intended.
2. While Levin's proposal is perfectly within the constraints of the Constitution, I think, certainly at this time, too many Americans are far too apathetic to force the issue.
3. While there's a good chance that an Article V Convention may never see the light of day, there's a 100% chance it will not happen unless somebody starts that discussion. Levin has done just that.
4. If it does come to pass, the rules, procedures and parties involved will have to be carefully vetted.
The founders left us a number of tools to prevent a runaway federal government. But I suppose they never envisioned what a inept and cowardly lot we would become.
Here, read how it's done for yourself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_to_propose_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution
Obviously, we as a whole, have become so utterly shortsighted and feckless, we are unable to do much more than suck our fingers while waiting catastrophe.
I have similar apprehension about a Constitutional Convention in the current political atmosphere.
Politicians, Lawyers, Unions, Lobbyists, Bureaucrats, self-interest political groups, Party Elites (both Dem and Pubbie) would be lined up for miles to peddle influence and push agendas. And they will have judges at many levels on standby to step in, where possible.
Unintended consequences. They WILL happen. They always do in politics.
An Article V Convention would be an absolute disaster. Don’t think for a nanosecond it would mean America would move TOWARD Conservative principles.
I think that something John Adams said comes to mind. He separated the war for independence and a “revolution.” He said that a revolution had already been won in the minds of the people before the war was even fought.
In the case we have now, the larger coherent group that feels a revolution has been made and won is the progressives.
The possibilities involved with State procedures under Amendment V is well taken as much of what goes depends on what the States do. However. if there are no hitches at the State level and assuming that all is cut-n-dried at that level, I would be concerned about a real possibility. That possibility is that the Congress has the final say in calling for a Constitutional Convention. At the present time with the present Senate I would guess that Harry Reid would just ignore need for any action as he has been doing with other matters. This brings to the front that the people should not tolerate one or two persons deciding what actions or matters the Congress takes action on. Priorities need to be recognized but holdups by whims should end.