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Convention of States Progress Update
conservativereview.com ^ | 1/21/16

Posted on 01/21/2016 5:45:51 PM PST by cotton1706

The Convention of States Project announced this week that 37 states are officially considering the Convention of States in 2016, including 4 states having already signed on. Thirty-four states are needed to call the Convention, where state legislatures and American citizens will be able to propose amendments to the Constitution and rein in the abuses of the federal government. The proposed amendments will then need approval from three-fourths of the states, or 38, for ratification.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
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1 posted on 01/21/2016 5:45:51 PM PST by cotton1706
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To: Jacquerie; Publius

ping


2 posted on 01/21/2016 5:46:08 PM PST by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

We need more, COME ON! !


3 posted on 01/21/2016 5:48:11 PM PST by SWAMP-C1PHER (HOMO, OECONOMIA, ET CIVITAS.)
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To: 5thGenTexan; 1010RD; AllAmericanGirl44; Amagi; aragorn; Art in Idaho; Arthur McGowan; ...

Article V status report.


4 posted on 01/21/2016 5:54:37 PM PST by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: cotton1706

This is scary. WTH are they thinking. Sometimes even conservatives suffer radicals and fools among them.

It’s as though no one knows that once the The United States Constitution is opened for discussion, in a Convention of States, that all sides have standing and rights to slash and burn any or all articles, to add and subtract from the great document.

There is an unknown outcome, beginning at the drop of the gavel and virtually no guarantees our little nitpick gets the vote when the universe voting is both Left and Right, ISLAMIC representation and CHRISTIAN.

Yikes. Beware what we wish for, when Pandora’s Box is finally opened.


5 posted on 01/21/2016 5:54:48 PM PST by RitaOK ( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
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To: RitaOK
Please read the following boilerplate which I usually post to these threads.

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The amendatory process under Article V consists of three steps: Proposal, Disposal, and Ratification.

Proposal:

There are two ways to propose an amendment to the Constitution.

Article V gives Congress and an Amendments Convention exactly the same power to propose amendments, no more and no less.

Disposal:

Once Congress, or an Amendments Convention, proposes amendments, Congress must decide whether the states will ratify by the:

The State Ratifying Convention Method has only been used twice: once to ratify the Constitution, and once to ratify the 21st Amendment repealing Prohibition.

Ratification:

Depending upon which ratification method is chosen by Congress, either the state legislatures vote up-or-down on the proposed amendment, or the voters elect a state ratifying convention to vote up-or-down. If three-quarters of the states vote to ratify, the amendment becomes part of the Constitution.

Forbidden Subjects:

Article V contains two explicitly forbidden subjects and one implicitly forbidden subject.

Explicitly forbidden:

Implicitly forbidden:

Reference works:

Proposing Constitutional Amendments by a Convention of the States: A Handbook for State Lawmakers

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

6 posted on 01/21/2016 5:57:39 PM PST by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: cotton1706
Which effort.

The "State Compact" people have 4 states, another 27. I was at a tea party meeting where ehugmmm as I clear my throat, the discussion got rather interesting between the two....

What I didn't know is for every amendment you have to start all over again with the process. Granted they do one, get to know what they are doing it will go sooner and or States will either want to do more or resistance will mount.

I came out disheartened as to what a slog this will be. Compared to the Battle of the Bulge it maybe duck soup and the Republic is worth it.

However, I am not sure Levin and anyone else has prepped us for the long journey it will be IMHO....

7 posted on 01/21/2016 6:04:50 PM PST by taildragger (Not my Monkey, not my Circus...)
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To: RitaOK


It is tempting, however, to roll back Judicial overreach and all kinds of idiotic legislation.

I think Red states are a slight majority. You are entirely correct about the potentially-spurious process. How do I help my state consider this?
8 posted on 01/21/2016 6:07:10 PM PST by SunLakesJeff (Life)
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To: RitaOK

Don’t be so scared. Any proposed amendments have to be approved by 3/4 of the states.


9 posted on 01/21/2016 6:11:44 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Liberals are the Taliban of America, trying to tear down any symbol that they don't like.)
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To: SunLakesJeff

Contact *Publius, Jeff, at #8. See his comment.


10 posted on 01/21/2016 6:12:06 PM PST by RitaOK ( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

That’s no comfort, not anymore. Our population is not like yesterday. There is plenty of risk, no guarantees, and an unknown outcome. If we aren’t revolutionary enough to enforce the blessed Constitution, in a stand alone manner, without risking the whole document, we hardly deserve it anyway.

imho.


11 posted on 01/21/2016 6:16:22 PM PST by RitaOK ( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
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To: taildragger
That depends on how you define "process." Since the Founding, states have applied for a Convention of the States specifying a particular topic or topics to be addressed by the delegates from the states. This particular effort is based on Mark Levin's book The Liberty Amendments. Georgia was the first to apply for a convention using Levin's suggested language, and the other three states that have signed on have used Georgia's language. The language of the Georgia application addresses a whole series of areas where the states would wish to redress the balance between the states and the federal entity. A convention called by 34 states using the Georgia application language could generate any number of amendments to address the issues. The convention is not dedicated to only one amendment, but to only one subject, the subject stated in the state applications.

If a delegate from New York introduced an amendment proposal to repeal the 2nd Amendment at a Convention of the States called for the purpose of Levin's book and the Georgia language, the presiding officer would gavel it down as outside the purview of the convention's authorized purpose. By that I mean that the distinguished gentlemen from New York would have to fight for a separate convention to address that topic, and he would have to convince at least 34 state legislatures that a convention to repeal the 2nd Amendment was worthy of consideration. Good luck to that.

12 posted on 01/21/2016 6:19:47 PM PST by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: RitaOK

What do you suggest? A full blown bloody revolution where the sitting government is overthrown and replaced with strict constitutionalists?


13 posted on 01/21/2016 6:23:27 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Liberals are the Taliban of America, trying to tear down any symbol that they don't like.)
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To: RitaOK
If we aren't revolutionary enough to enforce the blessed Constitution...

Which Constitution? That's the whole problem.

The federal entity observes the Constitution to the very letter. Unfortunately, it's the Living Constitution, the Constitution of Penumbras and Emanations, the Constitution whose meaning changes even though the words remain the same, the Constitution twisted into a pretzel by two centuries of case law and precedent, that the federal entity observes.

It does not observe the Constitution of Original Intent that Robert Bork called "the Constitution in Exile." It is this issue that 4 states so far wish to remedy. The chances of Congress formulating and passing an amendment that trims federal power are slim and none. Only the states, through the Framers' Article V Convention mechanism, can formulate such an amendment and put the federal entity back in the constitutional prison that Madison designed for it.

14 posted on 01/21/2016 6:28:28 PM PST by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: Publius

Thank you Publius for a ray of hope here.....


15 posted on 01/21/2016 6:29:55 PM PST by taildragger (Not my Monkey, not my Circus...)
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To: RitaOK

Nonsense.


16 posted on 01/21/2016 7:12:19 PM PST by Fungi
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To: cotton1706

If the current path we are on remains towards BIGGER government, no matter which party takes the executive branch in 2016, it makes it all the more imperative to get an Article V amendment convention going into full swing.


17 posted on 01/21/2016 7:21:22 PM PST by C210N (Supporting the Constitutional Conservative in the race. Constitutional Conservative Cruz.)
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To: cotton1706; RitaOK; C210N; Hostage; Jacquerie; Publius; Repeal The 17th; GraceG; nathanbedford; ...
For those who think the Article V process is too risky, I ask, "What other options do you see?"

To summarize from a previous post by GraceG:

1. Elect More Republicans - Failed due to RINO/Uni-party confluence.

2. Article V Convention of States to propose Amendments - Needed to try to take power from the federal government back to the states and reel in the federal leviathan.

3. State Nullification - Last ditch effort to try to take power back from the federal monster, though by this point it may be too late.

4. State Secession - Could either end up peaceably like the breakup of the Czechoslovakia in 1993 or a brutal:

5. Civil War II like the first one.... The longer we wait on #2, the more likely #3, then #4 and finally #5. .

So, do we do nothing and just wait for # 5?

Quick review: We need 34 states to pass an application, then Congress shall, by law, call a Convention of States as soon as it receives applications from 2/3 of the State Legislatures. That's 34 states. (So far both legislative chambers of 4 States, {Alabama, Alaska, Florida and Georgia}, have completely passed their resolutions and 36 state legislative chambers or bodies have filed or passed resolutions.) Amendments are proposed and voted on at the convention. Each Amendment must be ratified by 3/4 of the states in order to become part of the US Constitution. That's 38 states.

"There are far more political and legal constraints on a runaway convention than on a runaway Congress." - Robert Natelson

Most FReepers are aware of these links, but I post anyway for review and for people new to Article V. It is our responsibility to make Article V the most understood aspect of the US Constitution.

****Please see this summary video from Alabama first: Convention of States - Alabama Way to go Alabama! A great introduction!

***Another good introduction video Convention of States: The Plan to Restore America

***For the Young People Overview of the COS Project at Washington Freedom Summit Laura Fennig, a COS Grassroots Coordinator, describes the COS Project plan and how you can get involved!

Rep. Bill Taylor introduces a Convention of States

Convention of States Live! with Mike Farris

The Case for an Article V Convention. Great explanation of an Article V convention to the Massachusetts State Legislature.

**** Convention of States Lots of information here.

Learn about the Convention of States The Problem, the Solution and the Strategy

Call a Convention A call for a Convention of States

Missouri state senator delivers amazing testimony (video) Reasoned speech on why we need an Article V Convention.

Article V Project to Restore Liberty Another good source.

Convention of States model Resolution

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

Mark Levin: "The Liberty Amendments" - Complete Sean Hannity Special + other Links

List of Mark Levin You Tube Videos

Citizens for Self-Governance: Convention of States Project Youtube hub - Lots of educational videos here

Mark Levin Article V, Liberty Amendments youtube video hub

Three hour video of C-Span interview with Mark Levin

*** Mark Levin's ALEC Speech, Dec 4, 2014

Gaining Steam? Nearly 100 Lawmakers Descend on Mount Vernon to Talk Convention of States The beginning.

Curing Federal Dysfunction by Constitutional Amendment: A Primer Professor Rob Natelson

Our American Constitution, Article V Rob Natelson's Article V articles

We can fight the uniparty! States, the Natural Second Party by Jacquerie

Convention to Propose Amendments to the United States Constitution

The Other Way to Amend the Constitution: The Article V Constitutional Convention Amendment Process

Amendment Booklet.pdf

Friends of Article V Convention Links

The Indiana Statute that will Govern their Delegates

Congress' Present Duty to Call a Convention:

Congress' Present Duty to Call a Convention. (Part I)

Congress' Present Duty to Call a convention. (Part II)

Congress' Present Duty to Call a Convention. (Part III)

Congress' Present Duty to Call a Convention. (Part IV)

Congress' Present Duty to Call a Convention. (Part V)

Congress' Failure to Call an Amendments Convention. (Part VI)

Ulysses at the Mast: Democracy, Federalism, and the Sirens' Song of the Seventeenth Amendment by Jay Bybee. Repeal the 17th! Shorter Abstract here: Ulysses at the Mast, one page Abstract

****For those of you that still have doubts about the Article V process, please review: Responses To Convention Of States Opposition My initial concerns were resolved after reading these articles. My attitude now is Go For It!

Sarah Palin: Debunking the myths of a Convention of States

Five Myths About Article Five by Rita Dunaway

An Open Letter to the Anti-Convention of States Group by Rita Dunaway

The Article Five Solution - The Founders Would Want Us To Use It Other Rita Dunaway Article V articles Here

A Single-Subject Convention Addresses the "runaway convention" fear.

John Birch Society Denies Its History and Betrays Its Mission The original Birchers were for an Article V Convention.

Update: Convention of States by the numbers The current State count

Convention of States Gaining Momentum

Article V Latest News

***Indiana Statute - Duties of Article V Convention Delegates A good example for other states and one of the safeguards.

****Proposing Constitutional Amendments by a Convention of States - An Article V Handbook for State Legislators An important resource.

****State Initiation of Constitutional Amendments: A Guide for Lawyers and Legislative Drafters The Bible on Convention of States

**** State Legislators Article V Caucus State Legislators, Join up at this site!

Most State Legislatures are in session now. 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.

Excellent Article V Letter to a State Assemblyman by Jacquerie

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." - Edmund Burke.

Let's all work together to get this going!

18 posted on 01/21/2016 7:37:18 PM PST by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only Hope for Western Civilization.)
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To: Publius

This could be a very good year.


19 posted on 01/22/2016 12:13:30 AM PST by Repeal The 17th (I was conceived in liberty, how about you?)
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It is odd to think that the founding fathers imagined an Article V application would be a multi-generational effort.


20 posted on 01/22/2016 12:23:38 AM PST by Repeal The 17th (I was conceived in liberty, how about you?)
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