Article. V (Constitution)The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths (emphases added) thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.
Note that regardless that Congress can propose amendments to the Constitution, only a 3/4 majority of states, not Congress, can acually ratify a proposed amendment. And given the way that Obama has divided the country, I don't see the Constitution being amended by 2016 for any reason; probably a vote-getting stunt for Mr. Serrano, Mr. Serrano possibly betting that his constituents don't know anything about Article V.
Also note that Article V is arguably the best kept secret of the unconstitutionally big federal government, Article V showing that the states, not the federal government, uniquely controls what the Constitution says, the states therefore having absolute control of the federal government (shhh!). So I don't think that corrupt Congress really wants voters to know more about Article V than they have to.
The bottom line problem concerning why everybody's so interested in federal elections of any kind is the following. As a consequence of widespread ignorance of the constitutionally limited powers of the federal government, voters don't understand that most of the federal government's powers are actually 10th Amendment protected state powers which corrupt presidents and corrupt Congresses have wrongly usurped from the states.
Also note that Article V is arguably the best kept secret of the unconstitutionally big federal government, Article V showing that the states, not the federal government, uniquely controls what the Constitution says, the states therefore having absolute control of the federal government (shhh!). So I don't think that corrupt Congress really wants voters to know more about Article V than they have to.
Many of us who share this forum keep a copy of the Constitution on his/her person at all times -- it's another form of "concealed carry." :)
You're right, though: the death of local newspapers and radio/TV stations and the growing dominance of national news media contribute to the news message becoming more homogenized. It's an effort for a citizen, exhausted after a long day of work and family and other responsibilities, to sit down and self-educate about current issues. As a result, people aren't aware of the Constitution's firewalls and watertight doors which prevent tyranny from seeping out. The state-controlled media will begin to portray the Constitutionally-aware citizens as a threat.
The bottom line problem concerning why everybody's so interested in federal elections of any kind is the following. As a consequence of widespread ignorance of the constitutionally limited powers of the federal government, voters don't understand that most of the federal government's powers are actually 10th Amendment protected state powers which corrupt presidents and corrupt Congresses have wrongly usurped from the states.
The push is to nationalize everything.