The John Birch Society v. Article V.
To dismiss Article V is to deny self-government.
The legitimacy of Article 5 isn’t the point, we have the Constitution and the John Birch Society advocates that we follow it however it came to be.
I’m not “dismissing” Article 5, I’m saying that I don’t trust our current politicians to use it.
If someone proposed that we declare war against Canada and I said I opposed it that that wouldn’t mean I was dismissing Congress’ power to declare wars, just that I opposed that war.
First of all thank you Jacquerie. I had to leave last night before I could respond.
Everyone who gets heated over the Article V convention seems to go the route of “runaway convention”. What most don’t realize is there is only one way to change the constitution. That is with the approval of 3/4 of the states. So let’s say something bad, say abortion, is brought up as a constitutional amendment. If so then 38 states have to agree that abortion should be a constitutional right. That is not going to happen.
Here’s the question...I favor term limits and a balanced budget. Could those two items get through an Article V convention. I don’t know. However they have a far greater chance than really bad things happening simply because, at least now, this country is still a conservative country and most state legislatures who would vote are mostly conservative.
With regard to Biggs, and quite frankly all others on here who disagree, I believe there is a lack of understanding of what it would actually take to amend the Constitution. And that bothers me greatly about Biggs.
My 2 cents...