LOL! When I get the chance I’ll pick up the book. I give it a month or 2 before its on sale. My qualms aren’t with the amendment proposing process, which I think think will be difficult enough, but with the ratification which I think is almost impossible.
There is a real tendency amongst the politically enthusiastic to think that others agree with them or if they don’t agree, that at least the opposition can be swayed by inspired arguments. I’m here to tell you that there is a large subset of people in the US who are just fine with how things are and will resist any changes. Mitt romney was essentially correct in his 47% comments. And when you consider that in a sizable minority of the states that 47% is the majority, there is just no way to implement changes that those folks don’t see as being to their benefit.
I generally applaud people who are trying some last ditched efforts to fix the problems. But unfortunately the time is late. As a nation we’re headed for divorce, not reconciliation. I don’t pretend to like it and sincerely hope that someone has a secret sauce that can allow for a continuation, but I haven’t seen that to date.
Ha, and many of them are probably residing in the Lone Star State. We do tend to be surrounded by like-minded independent people and a little on the arrogant side when it comes to state pride and how that affects federal interventionist politics. :-)
I'm ready for the divorce, myself. Cut off the oil supply, send the liberal Austin transplants back home, and tell D.C. to stop harassing us and to go straight to hell. I wish it were that simple.
BTW, I’ve seen an increase down here in the Davy Crockett T-shirt lately. There are several variations of the content on the front, but on the back they all have the “Y’all can go to hell. I’m going to Texas” quote.
Just tickles me pink.