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Oklahoma Senate gives final OK to balanced budget convention (29th state!)
kfor.com ^
| 4/26/16
Posted on 04/26/2016 4:56:02 PM PDT by cotton1706
OKLAHOMA CITY The Oklahoma Legislature has given final approval to a resolution formally asking Congress to call a national convention to consider adding a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The Senate voted 30-16 on Tuesday to approve the House-backed joint resolution despite concerns of some members that a national convention could be expanded to consider issues beyond the federal budget.
The Florida-based Balanced Budget Amendment Task Force has targeted Oklahoma and six other statehouses this year to push the measure.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: conventionofstates
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A single-issue convention would be a great training ground for the states! They will become used to seizing back their power from the national government.
To: Publius; Jacquerie
To: 5thGenTexan; 1010RD; AllAmericanGirl44; Amagi; aragorn; Art in Idaho; Arthur McGowan; ...
For a Convention of the States to address a balanced budget amendment, the count is now 29 down, 5 to go.
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posted on
04/26/2016 4:59:22 PM PDT
by
Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
To: cotton1706
how many are needed for this thing.
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posted on
04/26/2016 5:00:01 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
To: cotton1706
I used to fear opening up the Constitution...now I think it’s the only thing that can stop this country from another civil war.
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posted on
04/26/2016 5:00:12 PM PDT
by
BobL
(A vote for Cruz...is now a vote for Romney / Jeb / Linda / Ryan (at the convention))
To: Publius
and how does one cut a trillion dollars, without slamming SS and medicare.
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posted on
04/26/2016 5:01:06 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
To: cotton1706
Once called, I don’t think you can limit the convention to just one issue. The number of amendments will be limited by the conventioneers.
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posted on
04/26/2016 5:01:17 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Liberals are the Taliban of America, trying to tear down any symbol that they don't like.)
To: dp0622
To: cotton1706
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posted on
04/26/2016 5:02:33 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
To: cotton1706
Interesting how this comes around just as Trump becomes president having promised to balance the budget.
Forever it will be told that he only balanced it because he was forced to.
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posted on
04/26/2016 5:03:38 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Ted Cruz. It's what plants need...)
To: dp0622
I never said that a balanced budget amendment was a good idea. As long as we possess the world's reserve currency, we don't need it, and it's a bad idea. If we lose the status of the world's reserve currency, that's a whole other kettle of fish.
The good thing about a convention to discuss this issue is that it would set the precedents necessary for a future convention to address a more reasonable topic or set of topics.
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posted on
04/26/2016 5:03:59 PM PDT
by
Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
To: dp0622
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posted on
04/26/2016 5:04:23 PM PDT
by
Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
To: Publius
good point. Balancing the budget would be great though.
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posted on
04/26/2016 5:05:33 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
To: Publius
somebody already told my you grouchy ####.
haven’t had a date in a while?
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posted on
04/26/2016 5:06:55 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
To: Blood of Tyrants
The fail-safe is that 38 state legislatures (or state ratifying conventions, if Congress chooses that method of ratification) must ratify for any proposed amendment to get into the Constitution.
Extraneous or hare-brained amendment proposals will never get that degree of public support.
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posted on
04/26/2016 5:08:05 PM PDT
by
Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
To: dp0622
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posted on
04/26/2016 5:08:40 PM PDT
by
Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
To: dp0622
I personally don’t give a damn about balancing the budget. My concern is keeping what I earn. A balanced budget amendment forced on a government that cannot control spending will result in ever increasing taxes. Cutting spending will never occur.
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posted on
04/26/2016 5:09:45 PM PDT
by
upsdriver
(I support Sarah Palin.)
To: Publius
12 here!!! lol
but now i’m in wedded bliss (afraid to add /s in case she passes by)
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posted on
04/26/2016 5:09:59 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
To: upsdriver
Agreed.
didn’t Newt and the gang pass one anyway way back when?
Though some governors have slashed and burned very well to get balanced.
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posted on
04/26/2016 5:11:47 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
To: dp0622
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