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To: The Sons of Liberty

You said — “A Constitutional Convention, when called, can completely re-write the Constitution, even if it was called only to address a narrow issue. With the dims in control, delegates to such a convention would be the Jesse jackson, Bwarney Fwank, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid types. In short: it would be the end of this Country as we know it.”

It’s not the Congress who can choose delegates. It’s the states that can. And even if some sweeping amendment or amendments are proposed — they *still* have to be approved by 3/4 of the states, just like the other method for proposing amendments.

This changes *only* the method for “proposing amendments”. It doesn’t change the “approval process” — which still requires 3/4 of the states to approve.


106 posted on 12/11/2008 7:58:25 AM PST by Star Traveler
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To: Star Traveler
You are correct about choosing the delegates. I'm not sure where the State Legislatures lie, but I suspect that many may lie too far left for me.

Are you sure that the approval process is the same?

142 posted on 12/11/2008 9:23:56 AM PST by The Sons of Liberty (NO Kenyan Usurpers in the White House - NObama ! WE WILL TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY!)
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