Posted on 08/27/2013 1:55:57 PM PDT by nathanbedford
14 controlled by dems
Should you add calif?
Did I miss Cal?
Any Others?
I believe it can be done. It won’t happen overnight and it will take alot of work. We all have to do what we can to further the project. Buy the book, hand it out to like minded people. Talk to everyone you know about it. Point them to Mark Levin’s radio show. I have learned more from Mark Levin than I learned in four year of college. If everyone in Mark Levin’s audience does their part to promote the project, our state legislators will have to listen to their constituents or face losing their seats. It took the liberals 100 years to turn our country into a marxist state. I say we stand and fight for another 100 years if need be. Let’s go Paul and Paulette Revere’s.
http://www.statescape.com/resources/partysplits/partysplits.aspx
Not up to Levin..it is up to us and your post will help!!
Let’s roll!!
The state legislator needs money to keep his seat, and to maybe someday make a run for the US Congress. The little folks just don’t have that kind of money.
So why should any state legislator want to upset the applecart?
I agree. Levin’s proposal will take a lot of effort - years of effort, with bumps in the road. The only other options at this point, in my opinion, are fully robust tyranny or civil war. I would include state secession, but that’s been tried with catastrophic results. For a while I’ve thought about some of the several states trying to secede basing their rationale on the idea that they signed up for a Constitutional republic with a limited federal government, and the lack of that at a federal level has nullified the original contract, but I can’t see the federal government simply rolling over and letting that happen. In fact, I could even see an Article 5 convention and the subsequent amendments leading to tyranny (by quashing the effort) or civil war (from those who seek to hold their power).
However, you’re right. This is the only reasonable and peaceful option in front of us. God help us.
In a perfect world, maybe. In this one, zero chance.
The following 14 states’ legislatures are controlled entirely by Democrats:
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Why isn’t California on the list?
Convention of States: A Handbook for Legislators and Citizens
A Summary of Mark Levin’s Proposed Amendments
Toward an Article V Amendment Convention
Mark Levin: A Modern Day Constitutional Prophet
Tom Coburn Calls for a National Constitutional Convention
How to Make Mark Levin’s Vision of Constitutional Reform a Reality
Some Thoughts on the Mechanics of the Article V Movement
A Constitutional Cure for What Ails Us
Don’t Expect Reform from Washington
I also have two reference works.
The first is from the American Legislative Exchange Council, a conservative pro-business group. That makes me believe they just might be the good guys. I like the conclusions to which the author arrived. This document has been sent to every state legislator in the country.
Proposing Constitutional Amendments by a Convention of the States: A Handbook for State Lawmakers
The second is a 1973 report from the American Bar Association attempting to identify gray areas in the amendatory process to include an Amendments Convention. It represents the view of the ruling class of 40 years ago. I don't like some of their conclusions, but they have laid out the precedents that may justify those conclusions. What I respect is the comprehensive job they did in locating all the gray areas. They even identified a gray area that didn't pop up until the Equal Rights Amendment crashed and burned a decade later. Even if you find yourself in disagreement with their vision, it's worth a read to see how the ruling class will try to take over and run an Amendments Convention.
Report of the ABA Special Constitutional Convention Study Committee
Yes. Congressional term limits can pass immediately.
That will get the ball rolling, and force the media to cover the movement.
The coverage will be negative, but it will propel the social media dialogue.
For once, Republicans won’t be reactive, but proactive, framing the public policy debate.
After such a hard fall, people will start asking questions as to how these things could have happened. Somewhere along the line, the states will use the Article V mechanism to rein in the federal leviathan.
The challenge is before us. We’ve faced greater. If we all start in our corner of the world, maybe we can bring this about.
I’m cheering Levin on, believe me. I’m just not optimistic.
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