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  • Help! Can voter initiatives be used to call a Convention of the States for proposing amendments?

    11/20/2014 1:07:04 PM PST · by Nateman · 26 replies
    Self | Nov 20, 2014 | Nateman
    Andrew Biggs. He is the Senate Majority leader here in Arizona. He was just unanimously voted back into his seat. He is also the fellow who REFUSES to let Article V go up for debate. I've written to him. His secretary gave me this link to a panel discussion on Article V. In this video, near the end , a Pro Article V advocate asks all those assembled: How many here support Andrew Biggs refusing to bring Article V debate to the floor? Nobody raised their hands. I mentioned that in a follow up letter comparing MR BIG to...
  • Putting the brakes on voters' initiatives

    02/22/2004 6:15:16 AM PST · by StilettoRaksha · 10 replies · 185+ views
    The Palm Beach Post ^ | February 22, 2004 | Jim Ash
    TALLAHASSEE -- They would force lawmakers to substitute teach and usher 16-year-olds into the voting booth. They would dash the budget-busting dream of high-speed rail and force every driver and passenger to buckle up. They would legalize marijuana and close the peephole into bedrooms. This year's dizzying collage of 52 citizen initiatives, ranging from pie-in-the-sky universal health care to humdrum insurance rates, will be watched more closely than any in decades. History suggests that only a fraction will reach the 488,722-signature threshold to even become an issue on Election Day. Fewer still can expect to land in the constitution. But...