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To: Kaslin

Many here are missing a basic point: The convention cannot modify the Constitution. It can only propose amendments. Any amendment proposed still must be ratified. No left-wing progressive rewrite would ever be ratified.


13 posted on 08/23/2013 12:08:34 PM PDT by Da Bilge Troll (Defeatism is not a winning strategy!)
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To: Da Bilge Troll
Many here are missing a basic point: The convention cannot modify the Constitution. It can only propose amendments. Any amendment proposed still must be ratified. No left-wing progressive rewrite would ever be ratified.

Yes. Ratification of the amendments requires three-quarters of the states.

This can't be repeated enough. We'll face enough resistance from the bad guys. We don't need a circular firing squad on our side.

43 posted on 09/04/2013 12:30:07 PM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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