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Information regarding this effort and the text of the amendments is posted at http://www.10amendments.org.

Contact:
William H. Fruth - National Director
10 Amendments for Freedom, Inc.
2740 SW Martin Downs Blvd. #235
Palm City, FL 34990
772-781-6112
news@10amendments.org
http://www.10amendments.org

[chickadee]

The last thing in the world we want is a Constitutional Convention. The left has all the organization and manpower and will be able to Constitutionalize the very things we are trying to prevent.

[kempster]

Is this the right time to try to have a Constitutional Convention?

[Jackknife]

Nice idea, but it’ll never happen.

[depressed in 06]

11. Only people actually paying taxes shall have the right to vote.

12. No one receiving money from any government entity shall have a vote, except, members of the military.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Open up that can of worms and watch the socialists wipe out the entire Bill Of Rights! Do these people think they can limit and control a concon?

[pappyone]

Silly, and dangerous. Silly because most of the ten proposals are vague in the extreme. Dangerous because when the door to the Constitution is open every special interest serving “public servant” in Congress will screw it up.

[Washi]

The Constitution that we already have was created by men that were much smarter, thoughtful and focused than what we can hope for today.

A majority of the people in this country voted for Obama...why would we trust them to come up with a Constitution that promotes Freedom?

In the highly unlikely event that a Constitutional Convention results in a document that declares all of the amendments listed...why would we expect the government to follow it if they don't follow the Constitution that we have in place now?

[Travis McGee]

BIG mistake. A con-con would get out of control, and would probably wind up being run by ACORN and SIEU.

I covered a worst-case "what if" con-con in my third novel. We wind up with the "Freedom From Gun Violence Amendment," and the "Economic Justice Amendment" among other socialist nightmares. Half of the country rejects the validity of the "New Constitution," and CW2 is ignited.

The "Foreign Enemies And Traitors" excerpt covers the bogus con-con.

[MileHi]

Not on a bet.

[Roccus]

Not a good idea A-TALL!!!

[RegulatorCountry]

Wards of the State forfeit their right to vote, due to an inherent conflict of interest detrimental to the interests of The People at large. This would include those who are imprisoned, on public assistance, etcetera.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I’m afraid a wise Latina Supreme Court Justicette will find these admendments to be Unconstituitional.

More seriously, this new bill of Right would have to be passed by congress and endorsed by 3/4 of the state legislatures within seven years. Basically, it would be the death knell of the Democratic Party as we know it. They will fight it hammer and tongs, with full support of the LSM. It sounds like an uphill fight.

You also need a constitutional amendment to outlaw Social Security and all its virulent spawn (Medicare, Medicaide, SSI, et) and any thing redolent of public charity or welfare legislation.

[mad_as_he$$]

Bad idea.

[EternalVigilance]

What we really need are men and women in office who will do their sworn duty to the Constitution we have now.

[LFOD]

11. Require all politicians to live with the laws they create for the rest of us.

[LFOD]

11. Require all politicians to live with the laws they create for the rest of us.

[GeronL]

Any convention will be owned by the left.

Amend it, fine. A convention will be a nightmare.

[Durus]

A constitutional convention would be a debacle that would destroy our nation. Individual amendments are a good idea but this list isn't a particularly good one.

1. Require the federal government to have a balanced budget and stop incurring debt. There have been times in our history when incurring debt has been the only thing that allowed us to defend ourselves.
2. Repay the national debt over a 50-year period. Current debt? A constitutional amendment to pay off current debt? Seems a bit silly to incorporate that in the founding document.
3. Force Congress to be more transparent regarding the legislative process. Not really a bad idea exactly but without detail isn't anything but a very nebulous concept
4. Enable the president to have "line-item veto" authority. I completely disagree with adding this additional power to the executive branch.
5. Limit the number of terms a person can serve in Congress. Good idea
6. Mandate Congress control illegal immigration. Via constitutional amendment? What would this amendment be called? The "do your job" amendment?
7. Provide a legal framework to prevent becoming a bilingual nation. Or in other words make English the official language? Why get PC when discussing this? 8. Prevent foreign laws and courts from having authority over the American people. The current constitution does this already
9. Restrain the growth of the federal government and prevent "socialism." By amendment? Uhmm the entire constitution already does this. Putting an amendment on the constitution to this effect would be akin to proposing a "We really mean it this time" amendment.
10. Allow for the presence of "God" in the public domain. The constitution already allows for god in the public domain.

[updatedscreenname]

0. State Legislatures can remove Congressional Representatives
(congressmen/senator) via impeachment process in State legislature. Citizens can call for a special Congressional Representative (congressmen/senator) election via a ballot initiative.

IMHO/ States rights got short changed when switch was made to
direct election of Senator FOR SIX YEARS.