Posted on 04/23/2021 4:04:56 PM PDT by Jacquerie
Levin’s book burst on the conservative scene in the summer of 2013.
Rush and Hannity gave it two big thumbs up as it climbed the NYT bestseller list. He offered eleven amendments as a starting point, the place from which a sovereign people may once again reassert free government.
What ails the American republic is beyond the reach of elections in general, and presidential elections in particular. Governmental operations have become cloistered, deliberately concealed, and unaccountable.[1] They confound the citizen and the citizens’ representatives sent to make the law on their behalf.
The solution is to restore the separation of powers. As every high school student used to know, the powers of our national and state governments are divided horizontally between three branches. What few know today, the keystone to the Framers’ constitution was its vertical separation of powers. It was through their senate of the states that the Framers created a federal government in which power was shared with the component members of the republic.
Levin’s amendments would divest the Washington DC Uniparty of its unconstitutionally assumed authority. If enacted, they would super-federalize our government, meaning enhanced participation of the states in lawmaking and supervision of our government:
• Repeal the 17th Amendment. State legislatures may remove sitting senators by two-thirds vote.
• Upon three-fifths vote in each house, congress may override a majority opinion of the scotus. Upon three-fifths vote of the state legislatures, the states may override a majority opinion of the scotus.
• Proposed executive branch regulations would be subject to a joint congressional committee for review and approval. Enactment of the regulation requires committee approval within six months of submission. No enactment without committee approval.
• Commercial activity subject to regulation by congress does not extend to activity within a state. This amendment would overturn the scotus 1942 Wickard v. Filburn.
• Two-thirds of state legislatures may directly amend the constitution.
• An amendment empowering the states to check congress. Three-fifths of the state legislatures may override a federal statute or executive branch regulation.
Federalism is the key to free government. Those who profit so well from our corrupted institutions will never willingly divest themselves of their powers.
It is up to We The People to reassert free government.
Article V.
Let’s Roll!
It was Levin’s book that converted me to Article V. South Carolina looks like it is going to become #16 of the 34.
In b4 the birchers flood the thread with alarmist bs.
See tagline!
I would settle for term limits just to start.80% of Americans support that right now. Easy peasy.
The birchers have been just a little subdued since We the People did EXACTLY what they regard as the cure for unconstitutional government. We reelected the best President in generations . . . yet he isn’t President.
The COS movement, which accelerated under Bammy, understandably slowed down a bit during the Trump years, and should pick up once again when more people understand the totalitarianism the rats have in mind.
He announced the other day he has a new book coming out, said it’s the hardest he’s ever worked on one. He didn’t name the title though.
I don't read taglines, they're narcissistic name tags......
I use to have a lot of respect for the Birchers but they are completely screwed in the head on this.
on the one hand, it looks like a way to restore some degree of individual liberties and federalism, as our founders intended
on the other hand, the SorozNazi and Company $$$ would be flowing like a broken fire hydrant all over the convention
...buying every vote it could...
and the SorozNazi DNC Burn Loot and Murder street gangs/storm troopers would be out in full force intimidating and threatening all potential voters they could
so i am not sure about it. in theory, YES. in practice, I am not sure it would work. I fear it would be seriously subverted. But, I remain open to it.. at least until someone comes up with a workable alternative.. which I, for one, have not
Delegates to a convention will not be free agents.
They will have commissions from their state legislatures that define their powers.
evil money can buy many state legislators very easily, too
One burger a month and 4 lbs of beef a year? FUJB and the rest of the Cabal. Oh btw, just a question, does this proposal EXEMPT members of Congress and the “president” because of it does.....
I don’t have any faith in this anymore.
Our government didn’t remove kings, it just moved them to be in charge of the House and Senate. The leadership structure results in the Speaker and Senate President having too much influence over those elected to represent us.
Yes, lightning could strike you down tomorrow too.
Just keep voting. As if it matters.
If voting mattered, they would not let you do it [vote].
Yeah, who can trust an organization created to convince American conservatives that the real threat to our freedoms was the influence of China all along./s
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