If, as you say, state level officials are so accessible, so “responsive and faithful to folks,” why then are they still so out of control? Why haven’t we cleaned out the corruption in our state capitals already?
Why are they continuing to allow the mass slaughter of little babies within their jurisdictions, in spite of the fact that they swore a sacred oath to provide equal protection for the God-given, unalienable right to life of every innocent person within their jurisdictions, as both the U.S. and all of the state constitutions explicitly and imperatively require?
Why are they allowing the implementation of Obamacare within their states, even though it as unconstitutional as anything could be?
Why are they continuing to allow judges to run roughshod over their constitutional limits, imposing immoral edicts on the people in the form of sodomite fake “marriage,” or literal judicial death sentences imposed on innocent people like Terri Schindler Schiavo, and suchlike?
Why will none of them deign to rein in the education establishment that is ruining children’s hearts of minds with godless atheism and anti-American, communist ideas?
I could add dozens of other examples of the current failures of state governments right off the top of my head, but that should be enough to get the point across.
As to Levin’s proposed amendment, I would ask you to give it a lot more thought. It begins with the wrong premise, one of judicial supremacy, and ends with the enshrinement of judicial supremacy in the Constitution. In fact, the implementation of judicial supremacy, either passively as is being done now, or by amendment, is a functional coup d’etat. It is the changing of our constitutional form of government, with its checks and balances, into a judicial oligarchy. Why would anyone accept that? It’s one of the main reasons we’re in the mess we’re in.
Again, the problem is not the Constitution, imperfect though it may be. The problem is with the understanding, and wisdom, and character of those who are sworn to support and defend it. Fix that. And don’t allow yourself to be diverted from that crucial task.
> “Why haven’t we cleaned out the corruption in our state capitals already?”
Of the 50 state capitals, name which are of such a state of corruption that they should never be entrusted with the power to amend the US Constitution.
> “Why are they continuing to allow the mass slaughter of little babies within their jurisdictions, in spite of the fact that they swore a sacred oath to provide equal protection for the God-given, unalienable right to life of every innocent person within their jurisdictions, as both the U.S. and all of the state constitutions explicitly and imperatively require?”
Who says they ‘allow’ such? They have no power to void 1973’s Roe v. Wade. But now for the first time they have the muscle via Article V to get the power to do what you say they should do.
Again I don’t see how you miss the facts. You’re ranting about things I agree with but you ignore reality. Article V will change that reality so we can deal with it. So I don’t get why you seek to mislead on Article V discussions.
> “Why are they allowing the implementation of Obamacare within their states, even though it as unconstitutional as anything could be?”
More than 30 states are not setting up exchanges so that is a fact that belies your assertion. And again it was the Roberts decision that allowed Obamacare to go forward so the states have no power as or yet to void that decision but Article V can get the power needed. So why would you oppose it?
Again there is no logic in your assertions. In years past the state legislatures did not have the numbers to effect and Article V movement but today they do.
All the social tyranny issues of the day can be dealt with now because finally the numbers exist for state legislatures to assert their article V power.
Don’t judge every state by the standardd of the cow humpers in Iowa.