Today, A proposed amendment to the Constitution.. Abolishing the Electoral College!

You said — “I’ve seen in other posts here we are only two states away from that.”

Yeah, you’re talking about the request for a “Constitutional Convention,” by the states, in order to place a balanced budget amendment in the Constitution. And that’s true of that one. The problem that many have with this one is that they don’t want to open the door to a “Constitutional Convention” — versus — having simply a Constitutional Amendment to ratify (which is a different matter).

Now, prior to this one (above), there was also an Amendment that had no time limit on it (for ratification) and it finally got ratified over two hundred years later.... LOL... That’s a “done deal” — it’s been ratified already and has already made it into the Constitution...

Correct. And like Kanada, the mob rule of the population centers like Montreal will over power the Conservative western provinces taking away the voice and sanity of rural populations.

Amerika will become the complete Nationalist Socialism that the Democrats have always dreamed about.

But hey! don't stop there, they will ramrod this and other massive Leftist agendas through like water through a goose. Especially with those juicy “Crisis” agendas they can claim as their reason for so many drastic measures.

This is really going to get ugly.

OK:-) BUT only if coupled with: * Congressional pay must be reduced by 80% with NO postage privileges * Terms limited to six years * ALL Presidential candidate MUST provide 'proof' of birth before running * NO medical insurance for Congress folks * One can NOT run for another Federal or State office while seated in Congress * One can NOT take any job associated with Federal or State or any Contractor for three years after leaving Congress * Each voter must have a valid Federal or State photo ID to vote

One more:

-- All congresspeople, senators and house members, will be considered employees of the state from where they were elected. No federal benefits or salaries. Whatever salaries and benefits are to be gotten will be from each state. Any bills or policies proposed or to be considered for votes must first be presented to the people of their respective states before it is voted on. They are, after all, employees of the states who are in Washington at the behest of the people of those states. It seems that when in Washington, the senators or house critters start to forget that they are there to represent their constituents. They become power hungry and start working for their political parties and for power grabs.

Any bills or policies proposed or to be considered for votes must first be presented to the people of their respective states before it is voted on.

That and one more...

Any proposal for changes to the constitution must originate from a state. Each and every state is after all, a signatory to that constitution and if any changes are to be made, then any changes must originate from the states. In essence, the legislators and governor from a state can propose a change, or even a U.S. senator or U.S. house member, but the proposal must first be approved by the state, including the people through the state legislature and governor. The only job for the state's representatives at the national level would then be to work for the passage of that constitutional change. Or for the disapproval and voting down of the change if the change is from a different state and the change wouldn't be beneficial to the state that he/she represents.

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