Posted on 04/21/2014 2:46:24 PM PDT by Da Bilge Troll
Momentum for the Convention of States Project has spread from the peach trees of Georgia to the mountains of Alaska to the beaches of Florida.
The Alaska Senate passed the Convention of States application (HJR 22) on Saturday by a vote of 12-8, and the Florida House passed the Convention of States application (SM 476) today by a voice vote.
Congratulations to our teams in Alaska and Florida! They’ve done a fantastic job and deserve all the credit for this important victory. Thanks to everyone who made a call or wrote an email–your voice was heard, and we’re two steps closer to holding the first ever Article V Convention of States.
In both states, the House and the Senate passed identical versions of the bill, so no reconciliation will be necessary.
Once we receive final confirmation from the state legislature, Alaska and Florida will join Georgia in their call for a Convention of States to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government.
Does it matter which house of a State legislature passes the resolution? Do both houses have to pass it for it to count?
Thanks for the link. I did take a look. But I think they are not responding to a more basic question. The underlying assumption that seems to underpin these efforts is that the individual states are more likely to support a limited role for government than the Federal government would. I think that assumption is a false one.
The states exert far more control over our day to day lives than the Federal government does. So we want an arrangement where at the end of the day the states have even more power? Where is the evidence that the states will act with any more restraint than the Federal government?
An interesting article and thank you for providing. But it still doesn’t answer the basic question: where is the evidence that the states will act with any more restraint than the Federal government? That is to say, where is the evidence that states and localities are any less likely to smash down doors over relatively minor offenses (numerous states), ban certain classes of weapons (CT, NY), increase taxes (numerous states) conduct road side cavity searches (TX), etc?
In my opinion, the less attention, the better, at least at this point.
IIRC Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, (others?) have expressed public support
Support from national pols is good but irrelevant since this is entirely a states matter.
I don't believe that has been determined. There has been no lawsuit filed to my knowledge.
There are currently two separate Article V convention efforts underway - the one in the above article which follows Mark Levin's plan - and another (prior) track that is restricted only to a balanced budget amendment. It is the prior one that has the rescissions under debate. It would not affect this "track" at this point.
That may be true of some states, but not all. The Missouri legislature, for instance, is very interested in both of those. I'm sure there are others as well. It remains to be seen how many fall on each side.
Yes, if the legislature is bi-cameral (Nebraska, IIRC, is uni-cameral) then both houses must pass the resolution. No governor's signature is required, however.
How will they do that since a) each state gets 1 vote and b) the participants are chosen by the state legislatures and c) any amendments proposed must still be ratified by 38 states?
The worst-case scenario is that nothing comes of it at all!
Please put me on y’alls PING List.
You have given us a lot of information. If there is a ping list, please add my name.
Well, I don't have a ping list but there are two that I know of for this topic. Send a PM to Jacquerie and Publius - er, never mind, I'll just ping them here.
Done!
Graewoulf is now on my list.
Got it.
“Thank you, thankyouverymuch.” (Elvis Presley)
Is this different from a Constitutional Convention?
I’m sure we’d all like for the Second Amendment to be amended to simply read “The Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms Shall Not Be Infringed.”
The liberals would still hijack it, and call for an amendment to remove the Second Amendment.
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