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Posted on 12/12/2008 11:59:22 AM PST by Richard_ Saunders_2000
A public policy organization has issued an urgent alert stating affirmative votes are needed from only two more states before a Constitutional Convention could be assembled.
Tom DeWeese, who runs the center and its education and grassroots work, told WND the possibilities stunned him when he discovered lawmakers in Ohio are considering a call for a Constitutional Convention. He explained that 32 other states already have taken that vote, and only one more would be needed to require Congress to name convention delegates who then would have more power than Congress.
"If Ohio votes to call a Con Con, for whatever purpose, the United States will be only one state away from total destruction. And it's a safe bet that those who hate this nation, and all She stands for, are waiting to pounce upon this opportunity to re-write our Constitution."
DeWeese then listed some of the states whose legislatures already have issued a call: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.
"In truth no restrictive language from any state can legally limit the scope or outcome of a Convention! Once a Convention is called, Congress determines how the delegates to the Convention are chosen. Once chosen, those Convention delegates possess more power than the U.S. Congress itself," the warning said.
American Policy cited a statement from former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Warren Burger that said, "There is no effective way to limit or muzzle the actions of a Constitutional Convention. The convention could make its own rules and set its own agenda."
American Policy Center suggested several courses of action for people who are concerned, including the suggestion that Ohio lawmakers be contacted.
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Would this new constitution also be a “living, breathing document” like the current one?
It is ironic that ‘living, breathing” really means dead.
It would then be up to the people to act in order to prevent the wholesale loss of our rights.
It doesn't ratify anything. All it would do is create a convention to propose amendments. Any amendment proposed still requires two-thirds of both houses of Congress to approve and THEN requires ratification by 38 state legislatures.
This has been ongoing since the 70's (or maybe 80's).
The driving issue is an amendment requiring the US government to balance the budget.
I want to see the proof.
No big deal! Do you really think our honorable leaders will pay any more attention to the new constitution than they pay to the old one?
It just gets scarier and scarier.
My reading of Article V does not require congressional approval of amendments proposed by convention.
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As someone else mentioned, (and I wasn’t clear on)
it takes 3/4 of the state legislatures’ approval for ratification of anything they do.
And the fedgov won’t be able to do the same thing they did with the 13th,14th & 15th - forcing ratification by the southern states.
So we would be replacing a constitution written by the best minds of our nation, with one written by the worst.
Clarification: amendments proposed by a Constitutional convention must only be ratified by 3/4ths of the states. There's no requirement for approval by Congress.
Congress can propose an amendment with 2/3rds of both houses. But, it must also be ratified by 3/4ths of the states.
In either case, I am also skeptical that a large change to the US Constitution would be ratified by 38 states. Only 13 would need to refuse, and I can name nine right away that are almost certain to do so.
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Once a state calls for a ConCon, that call remains in effect until the next convention is held. It is not hard to believe that with the ERA and such that this many states issued calls.
Probably not.
After hearing his views about our Constitution I wonder if we live on the same planet!
How long has the ‘Equal Rights Amendment’ been around? 3/4 of the states is not an easy task.
“Its any one’s guess what a new Constitution would look like.”
The right to “free” health care
The right to a “living wage”
Repeal of the 22nd Amendment so Obama can serve forever.
McCain won 30 states. No changes will happen. All states are equal in this matter. Alaska = California. Dems hate that.
“Living and breathing”. What? No GAY?
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