Posted on 06/30/2015 11:37:48 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
In Justice Scalia’s dissenting opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges he said, “It is of no special importance to me what the law says about marriage. It is of overwhelming importance, however, who it is that rules me. Today’s decree says that my Ruler, and the Ruler of 320 million Americans coast-to-coast, is a majority of nine lawyers on the Supreme Court.”
Whatever one’s views on marriage, our Founders made it clear that the federal government is a child of the states -- not the other way around. The Supreme Court’s decision to legislate from the bench on a matter rightly left to the purview of the states is among the most blatant instances of federal overreach this country has ever seen.
Gov. Mike Huckabee, who also endorses the Convention of States Project, laid out the problem clearly in a recent op-ed:
Can the Supreme Court "decide" this? They cannot. Under our Constitution, we have three, co-equal branches of government. The courts can interpret law but cannot create it. The ruling still requires congressional funding and executive branch enforcement. The Supreme Court is not the "Supreme Branch," and it is certainly not the Supreme Being. If they can unilaterally make law, and just do whatever they want, then we have judicial tyranny.
Throughout our nation's history, the court has abused its power and delivered morally unconscionable rulings. They have rationalized the destruction of innocent human life, defined African Americans as property and justified Japanese-American internment camps. U.S. presidents, including Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, ignored Supreme Court rulings, rejecting the notion that the Supreme Court can circumvent the Constitution and "make law."
I also reject the idea of "judicial supremacy" as just another flawed, failed feature of big government, inconsistent with what our founders fought a revolution to establish.
But there is hope. A constitutional recourse to judicial tyranny is gaining momentum around the country. A Convention of States, called under Article V of the Constitution, can impose constitutional limits on the federal government’s power -- limits that will ensure an end to the overreach we witnessed last week.
So what can YOU do?
1. Learn about Article V and the Convention of States movement. All the most important info is on our Learn page.
2. Click here to sign petition. It will be automatically sent directly to your State Senator and House Member.
3. Click here to find out how to become a leader for our effort in your area. We need more District Captains, and we'd love to work with you.
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We can restore our country to the principles of self-governance upon which our country was founded. The Founders gave us the tool -- it's time we use it.
If my memory is correct Mark Levin proposes this as well.
> “...Mark Levin proposes this as well”
Yes he does, very very much so. In fact he’s a leader:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdZuV8JnvvA
A proponent of ‘Doom and gloom’.
An advocate for the ‘Lay Down and Die’ approach.
Here’s a young immigrant girl that gives me great hope and I know there are many more just like her:
Time 1:12:40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sznh5AjageI
5.56mm
Art. V convention is a fantasy that will happen next Nevuary. By that time it’ll all be over. We need incremental steps to choke off the Leviathan. Things a POTUS and Congress can immediately implement.
1. End civil forfeiture.
2. End Administrative Law
3. Bring all rulemaking back to the House/Senate for an up down vote. (That will kill new regs)
4. Close down DOEnergy and DOEducation by crediting the states the proportional budget of each department. (cash starved local and state governments will jump on that)
That’ll be the first 30 days.
Here’s the girl at the exact time she speaks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=sznh5AjageI#t=4362
She is an inspiration.
The ticketeers aka metermaids in Chicago wear bullet-proof vests.
There is no turning the ship now.
If we are to truly “go down” I advocate that we take as many of them with us as possible. Make it as painful as we can for them.
Don’t despair! You are not alone in this fight. Pick your battles and win one at a time.
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I overheard an interesting conversation a few weeks ago. I reside in a small farming village a few miles from the Canadian border. It's a conservative little town with a lot of Dutch ancestry. There is a Dutch restaurant a few blocks away that offers large country breakfasts, and I go there often.
I overheard what sounded like two Republican committeewomen discussing the Convention of the States movement. Then I heard the name "Phyllis" mentioned a few times, and I realized that one committeewoman was educating the other against a Convention of the States. "Phyllis thinks it's too dangerous."
My social skills are good enough that I stayed out of it. On one hand, it's good that the idea is gaining traction. Unfortunately, the opposition is turning a lot of people against the idea out of fear.
We have our work cut out for us.
I don’t know if this will make or break your day but I am a Navy vet and I agree with you on this subject. I keep asking those who call for a “convention of states” just what use is it to propose amendments to a constitution that is being SYSTEMATICALLY disregarded by all levels of the federal government. So far no one has given me what I would consider a good answer.
Semper Fi
Phyllis Schlafly?
The solution is to repeal the 17th Amendment.
Do that and there isn't a chance that anti-10th Amendment radical lawyers would be seated on a federal bench.
History will not treat well a people who gaffed off the peaceful means given to them to restore freedom.
The problem is popularly elected senators, aka three term congressmen.
Job #1 is reelection. To maximize the probability, it is wise to not anger ANY subgroup or hyphenated American, for the old media will come down hard.
Imagine our Framers’ constitution in which senators could flip off popular whims and opinion. The senate was designed to stand foursquare against the mob in the House. That purpose was defeat 102 years ago.
Article V to repeal the 17A before we can’t
For those who think the Article V process is too risky, I ask, "What other options do you see?"
To summarize from a previous post by GraceG:
1. Elect More Republicans - Failed due to RINO/Uni-party confluence.
2. Article V Convention of States to propose Amendments - Needed to try to take power from the federal government back to the states and reel in the federal leviathan.
3. State Nullification - Last ditch effort to try to take power back from the federal monster, though by this point it may be too late.
4. State Secession - Could either end up peaceably like the breakup of the Czechoslovakia in 1993 or a brutal:
5. Civil War II like the first one.... The longer we wait on #2, the more likely #3, then #4 and finally #5. .
So, do we do nothing and just wait for # 5?
Quick review: We need 34 states to pass an application, then Congress shall, by law, call a Convention of States as soon as it receives applications from 2/3 of the State Legislatures. That's 34 states. (So far both legislative chambers of 4 States, {Alabama, Alaska, Florida and Georgia}, have completely passed their resolutions and 36 state legislative chambers or bodies have filed or passed resolutions.) Amendments are proposed and voted on at the convention. Each Amendment must be ratified by ¾ of the states in order to become part of the US Constitution. That’s 38 states.
“There are far more political and legal constraints on a runaway convention than on a runaway Congress.” - Robert Natelson
Most FReepers are aware of these links, but I post anyway for review and for people new to Article V. It is our responsibility to make Article V the most understood aspect of the US Constitution.
****Please see this summary video from Alabama first: Convention of States - Alabama Way to go Alabama! A great introduction!
Rep. Bill Taylor introduces a Convention of States
Convention of States Live! with Mike Farris
The Case for an Article V Convention. Great explanation of an Article V convention to the Massachusetts State Legislature.
**** Convention of States Lots of information here.
Call a Convention A call for a Convention of States
Missouri state senator delivers amazing testimony (video) Reasoned speech on why we need an Article V Convention.
Article V Project to Restore Liberty Another good source.
Convention of States model Resolution
A Summary of Mark Levin’s Proposed Amendments by Jacquerie
Chapter 1 of Mark Levin’s Book, The Liberty Amendments
Mark Levin, Constitution Article V, and the Liberty Amendments
Mark Levin: “The Liberty Amendments” - Complete Sean Hannity Special + other Links
List of Mark Levin You Tube Videos
Citizens for Self-Governance: Convention of States Project Youtube hub – Lots of educational videos here
Mark Levin Article V, Liberty Amendments youtube video hub
Three hour video of C-Span interview with Mark Levin
*** Mark Levin’s ALEC Speech, Dec 4, 2014
Gaining Steam? Nearly 100 Lawmakers Descend on Mount Vernon to Talk Convention of States The beginning.
Mark Levin’s “Liberty Amendments” Sean Hannity Special
We can fight the uniparty! States, the Natural Second Party by Jacquerie
Convention to Propose Amendments to the United States Constitution
The Other Way to Amend the Constitution: The Article V Constitutional Convention Amendment Process
Friends of Article V Convention Links
The Indiana Statute that will Govern their Delegates
Congress’ Present Duty to Call a Convention:
Congress’ Present Duty to Call a Convention. (Part I)
Congress’ Present Duty to Call a convention. (Part II)
Congress’ Present Duty to Call a Convention. (Part III)
Congress’ Present Duty to Call a Convention. (Part IV)
Congress’ Present Duty to Call a Convention. (Part V)
Congress’ Failure to Call an Amendments Convention. (Part VI)
Ulysses at the Mast: Democracy, Federalism, and the Sirens' Song of the Seventeenth Amendment by Jay Bybee. Repeal the 17th! Shorter Abstract here: Ulysses at the Mast, one page Abstract
****For those of you that still have doubts about the Article V process, please review: Responses To Convention Of States Opposition My initial concerns were resolved after reading these articles. My attitude now is Go For It!
Sarah Palin: Debunking the myths of a Convention of States
A Single-Subject Convention Addresses the “runaway convention” fear.
John Birch Society Denies Its History and Betrays Its Mission The original Birchers were for an Article V Convention.
Update: Convention of States by the numbers The current State count
Convention of States Gaining Momentum
Article V Handbook - for State Legislators An important resource.
**** State Legislators Article V Caucus State Legislators, Join up at this site!
Most State Legislatures are in session now. Send this list of links to your State Representatives and Senators here: Contact your State Legislators.
Sample Letter to state Representatives regarding the Convention of States Project and also, Talking Points.
Excellent Article V Letter to a State Assemblyman by Jacquerie
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." - Edmund Burke.
Let’s all work together to get this going!
To be frank this is way too late and the majority of people in the country are not for it and do not have a fight in it. Sucks to say it but that is the way things are.
Of course.
“How do I know that you are who you say you are?”
Excellent.
The Constitution is not being ignored in every particular. The structural parts are still in force. For instance, 0bama has not ignored his term limit (so far), we still have House elections every 2 years, etc.
That is the key - structural change that cannot be ignored.
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