Posted on 12/12/2008 11:59:22 AM PST by Richard_ Saunders_2000
A public policy organization has issued an urgent alert stating affirmative votes are needed from only two more states before a Constitutional Convention could be assembled.
Tom DeWeese, who runs the center and its education and grassroots work, told WND the possibilities stunned him when he discovered lawmakers in Ohio are considering a call for a Constitutional Convention. He explained that 32 other states already have taken that vote, and only one more would be needed to require Congress to name convention delegates who then would have more power than Congress.
"If Ohio votes to call a Con Con, for whatever purpose, the United States will be only one state away from total destruction. And it's a safe bet that those who hate this nation, and all She stands for, are waiting to pounce upon this opportunity to re-write our Constitution."
DeWeese then listed some of the states whose legislatures already have issued a call: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.
"In truth no restrictive language from any state can legally limit the scope or outcome of a Convention! Once a Convention is called, Congress determines how the delegates to the Convention are chosen. Once chosen, those Convention delegates possess more power than the U.S. Congress itself," the warning said.
American Policy cited a statement from former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Warren Burger that said, "There is no effective way to limit or muzzle the actions of a Constitutional Convention. The convention could make its own rules and set its own agenda."
American Policy Center suggested several courses of action for people who are concerned, including the suggestion that Ohio lawmakers be contacted.
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It is still up to the people to vote for the change ... unless there’s fraud in the vote then all bets are off ....
This was posted yesterday
Good, get it over with. Time to wipe away the last official artifact of a valid government. CWII.
We still would have the 3/4 of the state legislatures barrier.
Any new constitution would need to be ratified by the states before it could take effect.
So it’s them then us .....states rights do abound ....
Indeed ... whatever they do must first be ratified.
After seeing the states that lined up behind The One in the recent presidential election, the need for ratification is but a small comfort.
After this election and the fiasco in Minnesota I think we know what's in store for this country. Now, there doesn't seem to be any place to go to that isn't either fully Socialist or Communist.
Good, we can do away with that pesky Bill of Rights, recognize the President Can Do No Wrong, and revoke the ability of the Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of acts.
But it’s better when we consider that each state has equal impact, not like the electoral votes apportioned by population.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
People need to stand up and fight.
I believe that that is what they are talking about. There are only 2 more state legislatures to ratify this.
Well, we’ll just have to get our people in there, won’t we?
we still have a constitution?
The Constitutional Convention can only propose amendments to the Constitution. They COULD propose an “amendment” that repeals the entire Constitution and replaces it with a new Constitution, but that would still require approval by two-thirds of both houses and ratification by three-fourths of the state legislatures. That AIN’T GONNA HAPPEN.
I don´t understand what is driving this? I had no idea this was happening and I´m on FR all the time, and listen to Rush!
Only 13 states are needed to refuse to ratify a new Constitution. I can come up with nine that almost certainly would do so.
I think it would be an interesting exercise, if for no other reason than to flush out the closet fascists and socialists. Once their true goals were made clear, I think you'd see resistance harden against it, very quickly.
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