Posted on 11/03/2018 3:05:27 PM PDT by Jacquerie
NEW YORK (AP) — Whatever success Republicans have amassed in taking control of all three branches of U.S. government, and whatever fate awaits them as midterm elections near, some on the right are working to cement change by amending the Constitution. And to the mounting alarm of others on all parts of the spectrum, they want to bypass the usual process.
They’re pushing for an unprecedented Constitutional convention of the states. While opponents are afraid of what such a convention would do, supporters say it is the only way to deal with the federal government’s overreach and ineptitude.
“They literally see this as the survival of the nation,” said Karla Jones, director of the federalism task force at the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council, which represents state lawmakers and offers guidance and model legislation for states to call a convention under the Constitution’s Article V.
Among the most frequently cited changes being sought: amendments enforcing a balanced federal budget, establishing term limits for members of Congress, and repealing the 17th Amendment, which put the power of electing the Senate in the hands of the public instead of state legislatures.
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Big mistake. A convention would open up the entire document to revision, threatening everything...free speech, right to bear arms, eligibility, etc. This is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Those pushing this are NOT patriots; someone get their names.
I agree with you.
I don’t trust the bastards. Any of them!
I checked out the era and wrote about it. If you'll read it, I'll post a link.
Love that word “Unprecedented” in the title. Something for which there is no precedent can’t be legal in the American system.
Except for this one tiny inconvenient fact: the precedent is some little known document called THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Maybe Associated Press heard about it?
Yeah, a COS might rewrite state constitutions, enshrine baby killing and fag marriage as rights.
I wonder if they oppose the exercise of other clauses in the Constitution? History will not look well on a people who gaffed off peaceful means to prevent dissolution and war.
<>Those pushing this are NOT patriots<>
I’m a patriot. FU.
The left never took note until they wanted to frighten the folks for getting off the plantation.
I think the “let’s amend the constitution” movement is wrong on several counts.
We cannot assume Constitutional changes mean a damn thing when Democrat administrators and judges all say the heck with the law as written, our political dogma and definition of love, kind and moral says we’ll ignore the law and rule this other way instead. The Obamacare tax is a tax and isn’t a tax is a classic example of this.
Don’t waste time and effort amending the document when Democrats will ignore it or undermine it. Focus time and effort where it matters - electing people and appointing people who respect the law as written.
We need to fix things now through legislation, enforcement of the law and court rulings to reaffirm them, not spend 20 years trying to change the Constitution.
Is that why Democrat’s are against it?
See post #45.
If elections alone secured liberty we wouldn’t have been on the cusp of tyranny in 2016. The Left has had 106 years amending the Constitution. It is time to go beyond popular elections and express popular sovereignty.
Repeal the 16h amendment. Ban entitlements. Ban immigration.
I agree with you to cut spending. However, it is not enough to do that if you are not going to tie the politician’s hands in increasing spending later.
It has to be codified in law to force politicians to keep spending under control.
Yeah right. They’ve done that before and it’s just ignored. A constitutional amendment won’t change that
If the left managed to hijack a constitutional convention it would be the end of America. There’s too much at stake to take such a chance. The left is too adept at obfuscation, extortion and terrorism.
As of April 2017, there were seven states with Republican control of their legislatures that had not passed a call for a constitutional convention
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It’s a Convention of States, and is in the Constitution. Amendments don’t have to go through a Congress that is influenced by lobbyists.
It is also limited.
The purpose of our military is so lost on so many people. Yes, defend our borders and repel invaders.
PDJT is at best a pause, a respite from the galloping tyranny we barely avoided in 2016.
All man-made structures, including government, need maintenance and repair.
“I wonder if they oppose the exercise of other clauses in the Constitution? History will not look well on a people who gaffed off peaceful means to prevent dissolution and war.”
You’re kidding, right? The left opposes the exercise of EVERY clause in the Constitution that they disagree with or stands in the way of their goal of transforming the United States into a socialist hell.
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