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To: TBP
That's right. The constitution burdens the states to develop statutes which control their EC electors.

Congress has no more authority to participate in the deliberations of the EC than it does to participate in, or set the rules for an Article V state amendments convention.

No state EC delegation ever ‘ran away’ because the simple fact is that the duties of electors are defined by state statute. Replace the term ‘elector’ with ‘delegate,’ and you have a situation identical to that of an Article V amendments convention.

Delegates will serve their states. They will have no attachment to any statutory authority under the US.

Article V now, while we can.

190 posted on 05/03/2015 12:45:50 PM PDT by Jacquerie (To shun Article V is to embrace tyranny.)
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To: Jacquerie
Delegates will serve their states.

How do you know that the delegates to an Article V convention will represent the states? Or be chosen by the states? Or be apportioned among the states?

The only thing that Article V says is that the states APPLY for a convention, and then CONGRESS calls the convention.

Nowhere does the Constitution say that the States have to be represented AT ALL in the convention.

Where does the Constitution say that?

Congress could call a convention made up of law school academics to rewrite the US Constitution. Show me where the Constitution says otherwise.


256 posted on 05/15/2015 8:28:13 PM PDT by Moseley (http://www.MoseleyComments.com)
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