[Repeal The 17th]

In an attempt to answer these objections:
"... They already ignore the existing Constitution! ..."
"... What good would adding more amendments do? ..."
"... The Constitution is fine the way it is! ..."
"... All we need to do is enforce the constitution we have! ..."
"... Why bother? ... "
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The passage of time and progressive activism have, in effect, altered and perverted the Constitution
with legislative, executive, and judicial decisions that effectively function as amendments to the Constitution,
but without having had the appropriate agreement or ratification by the States.
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The federal government has attempted to intimidate the States with threats.
The federal government has attempted to coerce the States with bribes.
The federal government has selectively applied different standards arbitrarily and unequally among the States.
The federal government has forced the States to undertake expenditures and placed conditions upon those expenditures.
The federal government has adopted foreign law and entered into unauthorized international agreements.
The federal government has attempted to seize control of all government and all government decisions.
The federal government has effectively ignored both the Ninth and Tenth amendments to the Constitution.
The federal government has usurped the power and authority of the States.
The federal government has created rules and regulations that have their proper origin with
the inalienable rights of the People and the power and authority that the People have granted to the States.
The federal government has pursued action, seizures, and prohibitions against the rights of the People.
The federal government has demonstrated a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing the same objective.
The federal government has failed.
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Congress has allowed its power and authority to be relinquished to the executive branch and the judicial branch.
Congress has allowed federal agencies to create regulations that function as congressional law.
Congress has allowed federal agencies to selectively interpret and selectively enforce congressional law.
Congress has allowed the courts to interpret and effectively rewrite congressional law.
Congress has demonstrated its inability to develop, manage, or control the federal budget.
Congress has burdened future generations to servitude for debts to which they have had no say in creating.
Congress has failed.
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The federal government must not be allowed to usurp the authority of the States or the rights of the People.
Congress must not be allowed to continue to fail to perform the duties given to them by the Constitution.
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Read more at: http://www.conventionofstates.com
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[familyop]

"you are just talking through your ass."

Speech befitting one who won't have enough revenues for troublemaking much longer. No sale. No vote. We'll save for a tomorrow with real American leadership and our Constitution intact. Giving more influence to leagues of lawyer-legislators, government administrators and their bosses is not the answer.

"The federal government has attempted to coerce the States with bribes."

The corrupt influential, government-linked constituents and politicians of the state and local governments have gladly done the bidding of the likes of Hillary and Obama for pork from the federal government to further prevent new, small productive competition from American families, to violate our property rights and to violate our right to privacy. Now, that pork is only part of an accelerating circle of debt without enough sustainable revenues.

It's time for nonpolitical politics, and time is on the side of the real private sector.