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Constitutional Crisis and the Immediacy of Article V
self | March 4, 2015 | self

Posted on 03/04/2015 12:07:39 PM PST by Art in Idaho

The contrast evident yesterday between the brilliant speech of Benjamin Netanyahu and the deplorable behavior of the house republicans was a wake-up call, indeed a slap in the face, to all patriotic Americans. Witnessing a true lover of freedom speak for the world, indeed for us, was a shock that was soon juxtaposed with our betrayal by the uniparty, again. The contrast was almost too much to take. The multitude of emotions and the steely realization that something needs to be done now to save our republic was the prevailing mood in my area. What are our options? Since it’s blatantly obvious the November election had no effect on Washington D.C., it’s up to We the People.

The abuse afforded the American people by Obama and his ilk has cause incalculable damage to the psych and culture of our American spirit, not to mention the civilized world. The domestic violence afforded us has taken many forms. Please allow a short rant:

The abuse from the MSM by not vetting Obama in the first place, the lies about his background and history, Obama’s obvious dislike of our country, his Manchurian Candidate elections, ACORN, voter fraud, Alinsky, Gruber, (yeah, we're too stupid), 'community (agitating) organizing', Obama’s Marxist upbringing, OMG his background has been so hidden by him and his press, the damn in the pocket MSM . . first thing he did on first day of office was seal Every Record of his. . so much data. . Nachum's list. . IRS scandals, Lerner, Benghazi scandal, Hillary, Kerry, VA scandal, illegals treated like royalty, executive Amnesty, NO Border Fence, inviting illegals not to mention ignoring our immigration laws, exponentially expanding welfare, net neutrality takeover, 13% real unemployment, constant race card, Holder, Van Jones, Jarrett, czars, . . by the way, what the hell have the czars done? . . Obamacare scam and now we have socialized medicine, Obamaphones, commie SCOTUS judges, fake Birth Certificate, 18 Trillion Federal Debt disgrace and slavery of our progeny, Frank Marshall Davis, Ayres, Dohrn, Wright, Pfleger, corruption, cronyism, dislike of our military, anti-Semitism, hatred for Israel and Judaism, Rashid Khalidi, the hidden LA Times Tape, Cairo speech and ongoing apology tour, more taxes, more regulations, out of control EPA, ignoring our laws, changing laws by executive fiat, Bergdahl swap, 'workplace violence', never saying Islamic Terrorism, lame lame foreign policy, pathetic State Department, the DHS list of 72 "types" of Americans considered domestic terrorists, . .

OMG get me going and I'm just getting started, . . the proposed .223 ammo ban, constant back door gun control schemes, Fast and Furious, more illegal executive orders . . 'pen and a phone'. .feet on the Oval Office desk, ‘Arab Spring’ mess, promoting a nuclear Iran, negotiating with terrorists multiple times, ignoring Bibi’s speech, the in your face vacations, constant use of the Alinsky playbook, the arrogance, NPD, 'the attitude', his obvious racism, Holder and Just Us, pals with Sharpton, Muslim Brotherhood friends, not defending Christians and Jews, not defending all of us, 'spread the wealth around' stuff right out of the Communist Manifesto, the Islamic finger, no hand on heart during National Anthem, the Semper Latte, ignoring Bibi, sabotaging Bibi's election, the pathetic petulant response to Bibi's speech, the Iran nuclear sellout, setting our country up for attack by gutting our military, Muslim prayer before the Terror summit, vetoing the keystone pipeline, appointing commies throughout the bureaucracy, anti-capitalist, anti-small business. . . It will take several generations to clean this mess up. The time to start is now.

You see Obama, We the People are shocked and bloodied, but there’s still plenty of fight in us, and fight we shall, for we are fighting for freedom, the greatest force on earth! We are mad as hell and want redress.

We the People, just as our Founders did in their list of grievances against King George III, now declare (Thanks to Mark Levin) our current list of further injuries and usurpations against Obama:

1. “You have violated the Separation of Powers.”

2.”You have seized unto yourself Legislative Power granted unto the Congress alone.”

3. “You have unilaterally appropriated monies to fund your radical agenda.”

4. “You have contravened Congress’ authority over Immigration and Naturalization.”

5. “You repeatedly defy the Senate’s confirmation power over your appointments.”

6. “You have poisoned the independence of the Judiciary by appointing scores of radical activists to lifetime judicial appointments.”

7. “You have repeatedly evaded the Senate’s role in the adoption of treaties.”

8. “You’ve shown nothing but contempt for the Bill of Rights.”

9. “You’ve shown nothing but contempt for private property rights and free market Capitalism.”

10. “You have nationalized to destroy the greatest Healthcare System on the face of the Earth.”

11. “You have recklessly destroyed the fiscal well-being of this nation with wild spending schemes, driving up the Federal operating debt to $18.5 Trillion and unfunded liabilities to over $100 Trillion.”

12. “You have directed Federal Departments, like the EPA, to unleash thousands of regulations. . . “

13. “You have driven the median-income of Americans down. . . “

14. “You have used the Office of the President to balkanize the American People along lines of race, gender, age and income. . . “

15. “You have showed contempt for our military. . . “

16. “You have failed to take necessary steps to confront Islamic Nazism. . .”

17. “You have undermined our friend Israel to the detriment of our security.”

"The hour is late, very late, and The Republic is slipping away."

Please review elaborations of Mark Levin’s 17 points of our Second Declaration of Independence by listening to Mark Levin’s CPAC Speech 2015.

We the People have no choice except to take it by the numbers, but like Bibi, we shall not stand idly by if we do not have redress, and soon.

It behooves us to call emergency meetings in the state legislatures to pass an Article V application. Citizens request their state legislators to pass a bill called an application. They pass an application and then, Congress shall, by law, call a convention when it receives application from 2/3s of the states. (34 states) Delegates are chosen in each state legislature and attend the convention. Each state gets one vote but each state may send as many delegates to the convention that they choose. Amendments are proposed, debated and voted upon at the convention. Ratification then takes place in the states. Each amendment must be ratified by 3/4s of the states (38 states) for it to become part of the Constitution.

The steps back to our Constitutional Republic, as stated previously by Grace G, are:

1. Elect More Republicans – This step has failed, given our mandate last November and total failure of the RINO/socialist Uni-party confluence and dereliction of constitutional duty.

2. Article V Convention of States to propose Amendments – Immediate action needed to try and take power from the federal government back to the states and reel in the federal leviathan.

3. State Nullification - Last ditch effort to try to take power back from the federal monster, though by this point it may be too late...

4. State Secession - Could either end up peaceably like the breakup of the Czechoslovakia in 1993 or a brutal:

5. Civil War II like the first one....

We now know # 1 is a complete failure.

The longer we wait on #2, the more likely #3, then #4 and finally #5. .

Quick review: We need 34 states to pass an application, then Congress shall, by law, call a Convention of States as soon as it receives applications from 2/3 of the State Legislatures. That's 34 states. We now have 30 working on it. Amendments are proposed and voted on at the convention. Each Amendment must be ratified by ¾ of the states in order to become part of the US Constitution. That’s 38 states.

For those worried about a con-con, “There are far more political and legal constraints on a runaway convention than on a runaway Congress.” - Robert Natelson

Remember, an Article V convention is only for proposing amendments to the constitution - that then have to be ratified by 38 states. For those that still worry, do you have any other viable options, short of revolution? As I see it, we have a patriotic duty to pursue the Article V process before we venture down the roads of nullification, secession and civil war.

We the People have a responsibility to make Article V the most understood aspect of the US Constitution.

**Please see this summary video from Alabama first: Convention of States - Alabama Way to go Alabama! A great introduction!

Rep. Bill Taylor introduces a Convention of States

The Case for an Article V Convention. Great explanation of an Article V convention to the Massachusetts State Legislature.

Convention of States Lots of information here.

Call a Convention A call for a Convention of States

Article V Project to Restore Liberty Another good source.

Convention of States model Resolution

A Summary of Mark Levin’s Proposed Amendments by Jacquerie

Chapter 1 of Mark Levin’s Book, The Liberty Amendments

Mark Levin, Constitution Article V, and the Liberty Amendments

Mark Levin: “The Liberty Amendments” - Complete Sean Hannity Special + other Links

List of Mark Levin You Tube Videos

Mark Levin Article V, Liberty Amendments youtube video hub

Three hour video of C-Span interview with Mark Levin

Mark Levin’s ALEC Speech, Dec 4, 2014

Gaining Steam? Nearly 100 Lawmakers Descend on Mount Vernon to Talk Convention of States The beginning.

Mark Levin’s “Liberty Amendments” Sean Hannity Special

States, the Natural Second Partyby Jacquerie

Convention to Propose Amendments to the United States Constitution

The Other Way to Amend the Constitution: The Article V Constitutional Convention Amendment Process

Amendment Booklet.pdf

Friends of Article V Convention Links

Congress’ Present Duty to Call a Convention:

Congress’ Present Duty to Call a Convention. (Part I)

Congress’ Present Duty to Call a convention. (Part II)

Congress’ Present Duty to Call a Convention. (Part III)

Congress’ Present Duty to Call a Convention. (Part IV)

Congress’ Present Duty to Call a Convention. (Part V)

Congress’ Failure to Call an Amendments Convention. (Part VI)

Ulysses at the Mast: Democracy, Federalism, and the Sirens' Song of the Seventeenth Amendment by Jay Bybee. Repeal the 17th. Shorter Abstract here: Ulysses at the Mast, one page Abstract

Article V Handbook - for State Legislators An important resource.

State Legislators Article V Caucus State Legislators, Join up at this site!

Most State Legislatures are in session now.

Send this list of links to your State Representatives and Senators here: Contact your State Legislators.

Sample Letter to state Representatives regarding the Convention of States Project and also, Talking Points.

Excellent Article V Letter to a State Assemblyman by Jacquerie

" All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." - Edmund Burke.

Let’s all work together to get Article V going. Please review this material and contact your state senator and representative.

We are now fighting for freedom in much the same way as the Founders. Are we doing enough? This will be our legacy to our children and grandchildren.

Pray for America, prepare, do what you can to spread the word about Article V and Remember Who We Are!


TOPICS: Education; Government; History; Politics
KEYWORDS: articlev; government; libertyamendments; marklevin; obama; politics
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To: Art in Idaho; Old Sarge; EnigmaticAnomaly; Califreak; kalee; TWhiteBear; freeangel; Godzilla; ...

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Constitutional Crisis and the Immediacy of Article V

Ping to article, then # 1 , 2 , 5 , 14 .

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21 posted on 03/04/2015 1:35:56 PM PST by LucyT
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To: Art in Idaho

The order of things to come, if a step is successful, then there is no need for the following steps.

1. EMR (Failed)
2. A5CoS (Promising, but kinda like Herding cats)
3. SN (May or may not work)
4. S (If this failes then Step 5.)
5. CW-II (Car flies off Cliff)

Key: EMR = Elect more Republicans, A5CoS = Article V Convention of States, SN = State nullification of Federal laws, S = Secession, CW-II = Civil War MkII.


22 posted on 03/04/2015 1:37:28 PM PST by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: GraceG

Let’ cut the BS and go to step 4.


23 posted on 03/04/2015 1:39:06 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: GraceG; LucyT; Art in Idaho; Old Sarge; EnigmaticAnomaly

” Key: EMR = Elect more Republicans,”

We tried that, and the Republicans in the House & Senate wholesaled the USA to Mexico, and Latin America.


24 posted on 03/04/2015 1:41:42 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: stephenjohnbanker

1. EMR (Failed)

did you not notice i put that it already failed?


25 posted on 03/04/2015 1:56:14 PM PST by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: 60Gunner
Don't forget that a majority of American voters were stupid enough to elect- and REELECT this POS president

elect, yes. Re-elect? I'm not so sure. I'm convinced there was massive vote fraud in 2012.

26 posted on 03/04/2015 1:58:45 PM PST by JoeFromSidney (Book RESISTANCE TO TYRANNY, available from Amazon.)
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To: GraceG
Thank you for your steps list. I think they are right on. Let's hope the article V process plays out and has good results.
27 posted on 03/04/2015 2:10:20 PM PST by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only Hope for Western Civilization.)
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To: Art in Idaho

” Thank you for your steps list. I think they are right on. Let’s hope the article V process plays out and has good results. “

Some people think we should jump ahead, but I think we need to follow this order or a similar order of events to maintain the moral high ground on the path to taking the republic back and putting the power back into the hands of the people and the consent of the governed.


28 posted on 03/04/2015 2:14:26 PM PST by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: GraceG

I agree. One step at a time.


29 posted on 03/04/2015 2:27:50 PM PST by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only Hope for Western Civilization.)
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To: Art in Idaho

For later study.


30 posted on 03/04/2015 3:15:05 PM PST by matthew fuller (They do not call the GOP the stupid party without reason.)
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To: GraceG

I do now, thanks.


31 posted on 03/04/2015 3:42:47 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Art in Idaho

Never fear the 10th Ammendment is already starting to kick in. As the govt fails to govern the states are stepping in to fill the void. Its going to be like a snowball.


32 posted on 03/04/2015 3:49:27 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2
I revere the 10th Amendment but I also hope the Article V process gets going. Yesterday was a shocker to me how emergent things have become.
33 posted on 03/04/2015 4:26:08 PM PST by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only Hope for Western Civilization.)
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To: Art in Idaho

My friend I believe the public has no clue of what is in store in the next 18 months. It will be a miracle if we even get to a 2016 election. If the GOP continues down their current road of doing nothing there are going to be uprisings in the streets.


34 posted on 03/05/2015 8:18:23 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2
If the GOP continues down their current road of doing nothing there are going to be uprisings in the streets.

I wonder if the GOP believes this? They better well believe it. People have had it. It won't take much more. . . and on top of that, there's 613 more days. Will we make it?

35 posted on 03/05/2015 9:39:41 AM PST by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only Hope for Western Civilization.)
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To: Art in Idaho

I think the GOP is in a complete state of dysfunction. I don’t even know that I see a cure. They seem to have no will to act at all.


36 posted on 03/05/2015 9:43:43 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2
I checked the recent votes on things and a lot of the republicans elected to the house in 2012 and 2014 did vote no, so I think their hearts are in the right place but with the leadership of Boehner/McConnell, we're not having an effective resistance.
37 posted on 03/05/2015 1:19:11 PM PST by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only Hope for Western Civilization.)
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