Posted on 04/22/2014 7:50:50 PM PDT by kingattax
You’re suggesting Palin’s strategy is wrong based on something that’s just not going to happen.
I disagree with the title. What the article uses as her quote, includes the following:
“because this is the tool the Constitution gives us to rein in our out-of-control federal government via a process to amend the Constitution”
Sara understands that this is not a purely Democrat party issue, it is as much an R issue and it will not be resolved by “winning elections.” Washington is not going to fix itself!
If Sarah Palin started talking about a congressional overide, especially of Obamacare Democratcare, then people like you would probably be optimistic about the possibility.
How will they do that?
“However, because the results of a convention will have to be ratified by a super-majority of the states, it may take several years for any change to be made.”
Very true. However, it is worthwhile to remember that it took us a 100+ years to make this mess, so we won’t be able to clean it up quickly.
Now you’re changing the subject.
“It will never work - the tax takers outnumber the tax payers.”
Then the nation is already lost and we should sit back and enjoy our marxism.
“Goodbye 2nd amendment. Goodbye 10th amendment. Goodbye federalism in general.”
That means you would have to find 34 states to eliminate those items. That is the protection. If you are correct that 34 states would approve of such actions, then again, we are already lost.
Article V was added to our constitution as a means to reign in an out of control federal government. We are now there and DC will certainly not fix the problem.
Never give up!
Since constitutionally indefensible Obamacare Democratcare is making things worse for medical patients in California, there is still hope for the country imo.
FR: California: Obamacare Turning Cancer Patients Away
My biggest fear of a con con is that liberal states would send representatives to the convention that would be gunning for the 2nd amendment from the word Go.
It’s foreseeable that a runaway convention could start to go after things that they ought not, and worst case, we could see a schism between the states over adoption of a new constitution that looks nothing like the old one. That could break up the U.S.
In the back of my mind, though, is that a breakup of the U.S. may be inevitable. The biggest problem is the cultural differences between the urban dwellers and the rural conservatives could be unmendable.
They need us, even though they forget that every time they sit down at the dinner table. We’re viewed as those smelly people in flyover country clinging to their guns and religion.
My biggest fear of a con con is that liberal states would send representatives to the convention that would be gunning for the 2nd amendment from the word Go.
It’s foreseeable that a runaway convention could start to go after things that they ought not, and worst case, we could see a schism between the states over adoption of a new constitution that looks nothing like the old one. That could break up the U.S.
In the back of my mind, though, is that a breakup of the U.S. may be inevitable. The biggest problem is the cultural differences between the urban dwellers and the rural conservatives could be unmendable.
They need us, even though they forget that every time they sit down at the dinner table. We’re viewed as those smelly people in flyover country clinging to their guns and religion.
In order to convene a Convention that would consider an Amendment that affects the right to bear arms, 34 States would have to submit petitions to Congress on THAT particular subject. Even if that was to happen, 38 States would need to ratify it. Not going to happen.
BTW, 2/3 of each house of Congress can, at any time, propose an Amendment to limit 2A. Do you believe that 38 States would ratify such an Amendment?
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