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To: SampleMan
shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments,

A convention to propose amendments is not an open ended constitutional convention.

20 posted on 07/24/2013 2:46:32 PM PDT by Jacquerie (To restore the 10th Amendment, repeal the 17th.)
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To: Jacquerie; Publius

A fascinating topic. I recall a rather detailed thread in which Publius interviewed the late great Congressman Billybob (John Armour) on the topic. Pinging the Man...


22 posted on 07/24/2013 2:49:47 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Jacquerie
A convention to propose amendments is not an open ended constitutional convention.

Want to bet? Once you call a convention to propose amendments, it as open ended as the delegates want it to be. And you can bet that the first order of business will be the same as last time, i.e. making all proceedings behind closed doors.

26 posted on 07/24/2013 3:34:32 PM PDT by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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