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National Effort to Amend the Constitution Launched
Breitbart ^ | 01/07/2010

Posted on 01/07/2010 6:42:19 AM PST by Responsibility2nd

 
PALM CITY, Fla., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- A national effort to add ten specific amendments to the Constitution of the United States was launched this week when the nation's 7,300 state legislators received the book "10 Amendments for Freedom" along with information on how to convene a Constitutional Convention.

The effort is being spearheaded by 10 Amendments for Freedom, Inc., a not-for-profit organization, to provide permanent restraints upon the federal government.

"The initial goal is to have the state legislatures vote to have Congress convene a Constitutional Convention to propose ten specific amendments be added to the Constitution," stated William H. Fruth, Founder and National Director. "After the amendments are proposed by the convention, they will need to be ratified by three-fourths of the states."

The proposed Constitutional amendments include the following topics:

  1. Require the federal government to have a balanced budget and stop incurring debt.
  2. Repay the national debt over a 50-year period.
  3. Force Congress to be more transparent regarding the legislative process.
  4. Enable the president to have "line-item veto" authority.
  5. Limit the number of terms a person can serve in Congress.
  6. Mandate Congress control illegal immigration.
  7. Provide a legal framework to prevent becoming a bilingual nation.
  8. Prevent foreign laws and courts from having authority over the American people.
  9. Restrain the growth of the federal government and prevent "socialism."
  10. Allow for the presence of "God" in the public domain.

"The Constitutional Convention will be the most important political event held in 200 years," Fruth continued. "It will reaffirm the belief the American people have in individual liberty and freedom and that government is created to serve the people, not control their lives."

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To: paulycy
Paulycy's comment need to be repeated...


Pardon me for yelling but...

NO CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION IS REQUIRED.

We have a perfectly good Constitution already.

What we need is a NEW CONGRESS and POTUS.

Thanks for your indulgence.

61 posted on 01/07/2010 9:07:59 AM PST by Helen
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To: Responsibility2nd

a)Clearly define the meaning of socialism. Especially with respect to the government takeover of private businesses and banks.

b)Make sure we the people are not prevented from reviewing all bills being voted on by Congress. The legislative process must be transparent.

c)All bills must be read thoroughly before a legislator can vote on it.

d)Congress must govern according to the will of the people.The only except would be n the case of a national emergency such as war or natural or man-made disaster.

These are suggestions and should be worded appropriately and clearly.


62 posted on 01/07/2010 9:08:25 AM PST by orinoco
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To: chickadee

The last thing in the world we want is a Constitutional Convention. The left has all the organization and manpower and will be able to Constitutionalize the very things we are trying to prevent.


My initial thot, and I couldn’t agree with you more!!


63 posted on 01/07/2010 9:11:42 AM PST by Freedom56v2 ("If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait till it is free"--PJ O'rourke)
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To: paulycy
What we need is a NEW CONGRESS and POTUS.

I agree kind of. The states first need to unplug from the current federal gov't, then convene a constitutional convention. Stop sending the current federal gov't money; let it shrivel into nothing. Send the old gov't and special interests to Hades together. Restore the original constitution, and mandate tort and political reform (especially political parties). Of course, we need an educated and determined electorate to do it.

64 posted on 01/07/2010 4:11:55 PM PST by virgil
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To: Responsibility2nd

The real constitution is in people’s hearts and minds.

The written constitution only reflects that.


65 posted on 01/07/2010 4:13:21 PM PST by Brugmansian
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To: virgil
then convene a constitutional convention

Strongly disagree. We do not need a constitutional convention. Once you open the patient the best way to let it die is to just do nothing.

A constitutional convention would be subject to terrible corruption and misuse and instead of getting back what we already have in the existing Constitution we would lose or change what we treasure most because it would not be re-constructed as carefully and as fairly as it was originally written.

I do agree that the states need to tell the federal government to take a hike. That is something that may be forced on them soon and I hope they take up the challenge.

66 posted on 01/07/2010 4:17:35 PM PST by paulycy (AMERICA: Less safe. Less free. More broke.)
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To: paulycy

Still I think these states that get out would have to get together in some ways (trade, treaties..etc.) in order to survive. Washington won’t die quietly. We know them too well to think that.


67 posted on 01/07/2010 4:34:11 PM PST by virgil
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To: virgil
Washington won’t die quietly.

They do have command of the armed forces, at least formally.

68 posted on 01/07/2010 4:35:11 PM PST by paulycy (AMERICA: Less safe. Less free. More broke.)
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To: paulycy

Yeah, then there’s all of those military bases that are in the states. We could have another Ft. Sumter. The states do have their own militias.


69 posted on 01/07/2010 4:38:41 PM PST by virgil
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To: virgil
We could have another Ft. Sumter. The states do have their own militias.

That's true, too. But I was kinda hoping they'd fight it out in the Supreme Court as long as we have at least a minimal conservative advantage.

70 posted on 01/07/2010 4:43:26 PM PST by paulycy (AMERICA: Less safe. Less free. More broke.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

numbers 1 & 2 give unlimited taxation ability to an entity that can use force and death to get there... this is a stupid idea...

just return to the true meaning of the constitution... it already has a provision to handle debt... the states are responsible for the difference according to their population... that will stop the spending...

no more withholding or income taxes, ban the irs and stop the ability to feed the beast.

teeman8r

number 10... god can always be wherever you want him to be... that is the beauty of the 1st amendment... no need for another.


71 posted on 01/08/2010 6:15:50 AM PST by teeman8r (i liked GWB... really, i did.)
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To: Jack Black

Isn’t the International Economic Development Council a Soros group? Fruth just came out with a list of most economically viable communities.


72 posted on 07/04/2010 2:25:27 PM PDT by Eva (Aand)
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