[Publius]

I spent my Independence Day in an e-mail exchange with Dr. Rob Natelson, who has done the research for the COS movement. He provided me with another document that lays out the legal concepts behind COS. While the ALEC document that I cite in my boilerplate entry to these threads is intended for laymen and state legislators, this document is intended for lawyers. In addition to consisting of papers by Michael Farris and Natelson, there are reprints of law review articles pertinent to this effort. It's not easy reading, but it's worth printing off and storing in a binder. This document answered a lot of questions and cleared up areas that I had previously considered unclear. It's a worth a look.

It also invalidated the 1973 ABA report that I have cited in the past, so I will no longer be citing that in these threads.

State Initiation of Constitutional Amendments: A Guide for Lawyers and Legislative Drafters

[Repeal The 17th]

Thank you for the ping.
That is a 350 page pdf file with a lot of legalese.
I’m afraid that I will need for someone to digest it
and provide a reader’s digest version.

[arthurus]

That Convention can only be useful if state legislatures get to it and call it THIS YEAR. Next year will be too late. The Central government will have the means and the inclination to stop it forcefully or to simply ignore it. This supreme court session has essentially struck down the Constitution. Everything is working hard to some sort of climax soon, probably next summer. Anything we do to stop the Total State has to be done this year. The next election will be for who we prefer for Dictator because Congress and the Court have transferred almost all power to the Executive. Once the transfer is complete it cannot be recovered peacefully.

[arthurus]

Obergefell mightn’t even be the most ominous decision. The Housing decision gives the Federal government universal zoning power and the right and duty to transform ALL neighborhoods to be racially representative in the appropriate percentages to the population. The inferences are truly breathtaking. It is far more than just putting Cabrinigreens in the middle of all the middle and upper middle class neighborhoods.

[Jacquerie]

Thanks for the heads up.

[TBP]

What 1973 ABA report?

[BuckeyeTexan]

Pinging the SCOTUS list to a most informative and timely guide (link at #156) to an Article V convention of states.

Many of us who wade through SCOTUS opinions will do the same here. Enjoy!

I hope your Independence Day was wonderful.

FRegards,
BT

[betty boop]

Thanks Publius. I just downloaded the new Natelson document.