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To: flamberge

The States will send delegates with detailed commissions, so hijacking an Article V convention is an impossibility.

But hey, thank you for sharing your feelings.

Just keep voting. That’s what the JBS wants everyone to do.


150 posted on 08/08/2022 2:34:21 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: Jacquerie
The States will send delegates with detailed commissions, so hijacking an Article V convention is an impossibility.

There is no such thing as "impossibility" in politics. The restraints of detailed commissions are not worth the paper on which they would be printed.

Who will select those delegates? What criteria will be used to vet those delegates? Show all work. Hand-waving and passionate assertions are not enough. This is the first and most vulnerable point of the whole endeavor.

Delegates must be screened, and unsuitable ones rejected before they ever pass through a door. The acceptance/rejection criteria must be firmly established before a single name is placed on a list. Are we doing that? You can bet that the Leftists are going to do that.

Even a small group of committed socialists from a few States can derail or poison the Convention. What are the rules of order and who will enforce them? Again, this must be established before the first session of the Convention in any State.

What are the boundaries of absolutely unacceptable proposals which cannot be allowed from even the most ardent Leftist States? (Here is looking at California, New York, etc.). I would suggest that any proposals from any State which substantially repeals any of the first 10 Amendments is flatly unacceptable and should never be allowed out of any State delegation. That is for openers.

You might want to add to that list. I believe it is a good start, but not sufficient.

Finally, what are the security provisions that must be put in place to prevent delegates from being intimidated, assaulted, or assassinated? We are dealing with vicious opponents who will not obey rules or laws unless they are forced to do so. And there are no real limits on what they will consider doing if they sense a credible threat to their powers.

Getting ratification for a call to the Convention is barely a start on what is needed for a tolerable outcome. A lot of preparation is needed before that event. I am hearing way too much happy talk and way too many dismissals of critics to be comfortable proceeding.

167 posted on 08/08/2022 6:25:50 PM PDT by flamberge (Those who pose the greatest danger to you are living within five miles of you.)
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