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To: cotton1706

They don’t follow the current Constitution they won’t follow a new amended one either.


6 posted on 02/04/2016 3:52:51 PM PST by Snickering Hound
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To: Snickering Hound

That is exactly why the effort should go toward the repeal of the 17th Amendment. Can’t cheat on that one.


10 posted on 02/04/2016 3:57:25 PM PST by Ken H
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To: Snickering Hound
To which Constitution are you referring?

The federal entity observes the Constitution to the very letter. Unfortunately, it's the Living Constitution, the Constitution of Penumbras and Emanations, the Constitution whose meaning changes even though the words remain the same, the Constitution empretzeled by two centuries of case law and precedent, that the federal entity observes.

It does not observe the Constitution of Original Intent that Robert Bork called "the Constitution in Exile." It is this issue that 5 states so far wish to remedy. The chances of Congress formulating and passing an amendment that trims federal power are slim and none. Only the states, through the Framers' Article V Convention mechanism, can formulate such an amendment and put the federal entity back in the constitutional prison that Madison designed for it.

13 posted on 02/04/2016 3:58:55 PM PST by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: Snickering Hound

After the compromising and bending over [you expect those Pubbies in the COS to be any different from the ones you send to DC?], we will get a watered down First Amendment and Second Amendment and room for Sharia Law to grow.

How else are they going to get Dems to go along with other recommendations?

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Soros, the Koch Brothers, and every other wealthy entity will have their representatives inside, too.


19 posted on 02/04/2016 4:10:29 PM PST by TomGuy
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To: Snickering Hound
"They don't follow the current Constitution"

Actually, that's not quite true. There is much of the Constitution that is followed -- such as the Presidential term limit (so far). We still hold Congressional elections every 2 years. We still have a Congress, a President and a Supreme Court.

The structural parts are still followed and it's the structure that needs to be changed.

31 posted on 02/04/2016 5:46:33 PM PST by Da Bilge Troll (Defeatism is not a winning strategy!)
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