Posted on 05/14/2009 2:28:24 PM PDT by Bill Dupray
You don't have to be a Democrat or a Republican to like a lot of these. You just have to be in favor of choosing laws for you own state without an overbearing federal government meddling in every facet of your life. This was prepared by Professor Randy Barnett of the Georgetown University Law School.
One thing is certain. The politicians in Washington will hate it.
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Instead of adding Amendments we should be repealing some. The 17th and the 13th should be the first to go.
My bad. It should be the 16th and the 17th. Sorry.
That should just about cover it!
Wow, how do we get that going?
Yep. Let's make it "Federal" again, instead of "National". Some here might not know the difference, but many will.
It would be easier to take them out if we take out the 19th first.
Good point.
The 13th Amendment prohibits slavery. You want it repealed????
LOL!!! But that would never happen.
I disagree. No entity(any kind of business) that does not have an actual right to vote should NOT be allowed to donate to any public servant. It's clearly corruption. AND no person should be allowed to donate to any elected official outside of their state, the POTUS excluded.
None of these would be needed if we would just start abiding by the Constitution as the framers intended.
Article [of Amendment 11] [Transfer of wealth to foreign nations]
The Government shall not tax its citizens and transfer that treasure to foreign governments. There shall be no case where citizens shall fund foreign governments, armies, citizens, special causes, political causes or welfare funding.
If I'm going to have to pay reparations then damnit I want some slaves out of the deal.
It is nonsense - like saying we need a new 2nd Amendment. Ho will we phrase it, “...AND WE REALLY MEAN IT THIS TIME!” ??
You are being distracted by garbage like this, while the fed turns us into Zimbabwe by printing money like the ink supply will never run out.
The notion that perhaps a couple of Amendments should be repealed has no bearing on whether others should be added.
Over the past 100 years or so, the power and scope of the federal government have expanded by leaps and bounds, while no constitutional amendments have been adopted which are specifically aimed at reining in federal government growth (except perhaps the 21st - repeal of prohibition). Prof. Barnett deserves congratulations for proposing such amendments, which at the very least could start people thinking in the direction of constitutional changes to save liberty and repel centralized government tyranny.
WONDERFUL.
AMEN!
However, imho, need one protecting free exercise of the JUDEO/CHRISTIAN FAITHS, ETHIC etc. and proscribing certain others—at least certain aspects of others . . . e.g. Jihad.
Shouldn’t these be Anti-Federalist Amendments?
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