It's only power is to propose Constitutional Amendments which must be ratified in the ordinary Constitutional manner.
Posted on 09/18/2022 9:47:55 AM PDT by rktman
Mark Meckler, president of the Convention of States Foundation, discussed the importance of a constitutional convention of the states on Breitbart News Saturday and said it is the “mechanism” for the American people to “take power away from Washington, DC.”
Breitbart News Saturday host Matthew Boyle opened the show by asking Meckler why a constitutional convention of the states is needed in today’s America.
Meckler said that the constitution provides this mechanism to give the American people the power to amend the constitution instead of only Congress having that power. He also noted that the founding fathers unanimously agreed on the idea.
“So there was no debate on this, everybody agreed this is something that was going to be necessary, it was inserted into the Constitution unanimously. That’s how we get the right as citizens in our states to call for a Convention of States,” Meckler said.
“It takes two thirds of states to call, so that means 34 states are required to call for a convention,” Meckler explained. “So far 19 states have called, only 15 to go, well past the halfway mark, pushing towards the two thirds mark.”
Meckler then discussed his organization’s proposed amendments to the constitution, which are primarily focused on limiting the federal government’s powers.
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Or the liberals take over the convention and Conservatives lose ….. too risky
It's only power is to propose Constitutional Amendments which must be ratified in the ordinary Constitutional manner.
Doesn’t Congress have a role in that process? I don’t remember.
Don’t forget the senate. Just like congress, they are pretty much bought and paid for.
Then, by majority vote of an ignorant, unwise public, capitalism would be replaced by socialism which would then devolve into communism (a tyranny far greater that anything we have in America today). This isn't conjecture ... it's a certainty.
We only need 2 election cycles to not need it. Is our party up to it? I have faith in the public, not so much the voter. It’s up to us and more importantly our elected leaders. It’s going in the right direction as Trump’s out there.
Here’s an article that contradicts your statement, who is right I’m not sure.
This article indicates that 34 States on their own could call a Constitutional Convention and basically set up their own rules and agenda.
The only Constitutional Convention ever held was in 1787 when the Bill of Rights were approved and in that conventional amendments were approved by the rules setup by the convention.
With so widespread corruption in the government I would not trust them to change the Constitution.
I am not disputing what you say, but consider this, the way we are proceeding, the Democrats are basically doing that now.
Elections laws are changed by fiat, not the State Legislatures that are spelled out in the Constitution.
The Administrative State makes up its own rules outside of the legislature which have the effect of laws.
“Constitutional Convention Is How ‘We, the People’ Take Power Away from D.C.”
No, anyone that thinks changing a piece of paper that is already TOTALLY IGNORED by the Left will improve things is dreaming.
The way we take back power is to DRIVE THEM OUT at the ballot box, assuming that we can have enough fair elections to do so.
That's not how it works.
You believe 38 state legislatures would vote for liberals taking over an Article V convention?
I would strongly support Texas seceding & taking about 28 states along with them.
“The Administrative State makes up its own rules outside of the legislature which have the effect of laws.”
That is because we have not started shooting yet.
Mark Levin: Liberty Amendments
Good info in this book.
How do you control WHO goes to said convention
I’m not referring to the convention of states itself ... I’m referring to what will surely happen when the Democrat/Communist/Left has its way following the convention.
“I would strongly support Texas seceding & taking about 28 states along with them.”
Can you please bring Hawaii county also?
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