Article V ping!
The current administration thinks it can create an Amendment by Executive Order.
And this SCOTUS is 50/50 on allowing it!
The critical statement:
“In a few instances, States have sent official documents to NARA to record the rejection of an amendment or the rescission of a prior ratification. The Archivist does not make any substantive determinations as to the validity of State ratification actions, but it has been established that the Archivist’s certification of the facial legal sufficiency of ratification documents is final and conclusive.”
I read this as rescission of prior ratification have no legal basis. Once a state ratifies, and that ratification is certified, it is permanent.
This being the case, if Illinois current resolution passes, it most likely means that an Article V convention will be called.
Importantly, wherever the convention is held will have to have the tightest security the US has ever seen for such an event. Every spy on the planet, every terrorist, every corporation, and a whole bunch of others will do anything to penetrate it.
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Research links on the Article V process and the Liberty Amendments:
Convention of States - Alabama Way to go Alabama! A good introduction.
'Convention of states' to rein in government? Another great summary explanation.
The Case for an Article V. Convention. Fantastic explanation of Article V convention to the Mass State Legislature.
I would recommend watching the above three videos first and then:
Convention of States Lots of information here.
A Summary of Mark Levin’s Proposed Amendments by Jacquerie
Chapter 1 of Mark Levin’s Book, The Liberty Amendments
Mark Levin, Constitution Article V, and the Liberty Amendments
Article V Project to Restore Liberty
Rep. Bill Taylor introduces a Convention of States
Mark Levin Article V, Liberty Amendments youtube video hub
Three hour video of C-Span interview with Mark Levin
Gaining Steam? Nearly 100 Lawmakers Descend on Mount Vernon to Talk Convention of States The beginning.
Convention to Propose Amendments to the United States Constitution
The Other Way to Amend the Constitution: The Article V Constitutional Convention Amendment Process
Friends of Article V Convention Links
Ulysses at the Mast: Democracy, Federalism, and the Sirens' Song of the Seventeenth Amendmentby Jay Bybee. Repeal the 17th!
Article V Convention: Path of Least Resistance By Robert Berry
The Final Constitutional Option
Article V Handbook - for State Legislators
State Legislators Article V Caucus State Legislators, Join up at this site!
Send this list of links to your State Representatives and Senators here: Contact your State Legislators.
Sample Letter to state Representatives regarding the Convention of States Project and also, Talking Points. Both from Here.
Excellent Article V Letter to a State Assemblyman by Jacquerie
Let’s all work together to get this going.
The Federal Government is broken. We owe it to The Founders and ourselves to attempt a rational Article V amendment process. If it doesn't work, or is hijacked, then fine, it's on to what we're all expecting anyway, revolution. It's your call America.
We are being told here in Arizona that the final vote on the Convention of States Article V Application - SCR1016 - will probably take place next Monday, April 14th, in the Arizona House of Representatives.
This may be our last opportunity to help pass this legislation during this legislative session. This bill has moved favorably through four committee hearings and will now go to the floor of the House before the Committee of the Whole for a final vote. SCR1016 is considered to be the only realistic strategy that can finally begin to reverse the fiscally unsustainable and politically irresponsible actions of an out-of-control federal government.
For those of you who are still on the fence, fearing that what the nay-sayers and fear-mongers are calling a “runaway convention” could actually happen, please understand that this is a convention of state delegates called only to PROPOSE amendments to the Constitution, amendments that would LIMIT the power and scope of the federal government. Any proposal outside of those strict parameters would be ruled out of order and would not even be debated. Besides, no matter what proposals come out of this convention, they are nothing more than that – PROPOSALS – until ratified by at least 38 state legislatures. Do the math and you’ll see that it only takes 13 states to stop any amendment in its tracks... and they could do it by simply doing nothing!
The convention itself will be an open, closely followed public forum where true conservative ideas can finally be proposed, expounded upon and debated for the entire nation to see. Ideas like term limits for Congress and all federal judges; requiring Congress to pass an annual balanced budget under penalty of law; prohibiting votes on all but one-subject bills; banning international laws and treaties from influencing our courts; clarifying and greatly narrowing the General Welfare and Commerce clauses; ending the IRS and the EPA as we know it; just to name a few. And in the exhaustive examination of these ideas, there will come clarity, refinement and precision, culminating for some in proposals for amendments that will help steer the nation back toward the course envisioned by the Framers.
We here in Arizona are being asked to please set aside about 30 minutes over the weekend and call every House member on the roster linked below, particularly the leadership of both parties, and leave a brief message for them to find on Monday. You can be assured that the opposition will be making their calls, as well.
Remember to thank them for their service to their constituents - the people of Arizona – and strongly urge them to lend their support to SCR1610, Representative Townsend’s Article V legislation calling for a Convention of States to propose amendments to the Constitution to reduce the power and authority of the federal government and return it where it belongs... to the states.
Member Roster ==> http://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster.asp?Body=H
I understand the constitutional process but there is a downside to a constitutional convention.
A constitutional convention cannot be limited to a single issue.
A constitutional convention can subject the entire Constitution to proposed changes.
Those worried about a Convention should consider the default permanent sitting pseudo “convention” of nine judges called “The Supreme Court.”