the Con-Con Cometh...
Posted on 11/07/2013 3:03:07 PM PST by Jacquerie
The first is from the American Legislative Exchange Council, a conservative pro-business group. This document has been sent to every state legislator in the country.
Proposing Constitutional Amendments by a Convention of the States: A Handbook for State Lawmakers
The second is a 1973 report from the American Bar Association attempting to identify gray areas in the amendatory process to include an Amendments Convention. It represents the view of the ruling class of 40 years ago. While I don't like some of their conclusions, they have laid out the precedents that may justify those conclusions. What I respect is the comprehensive job they did in locating all the gray areas. They went so far as to identify a gray area that didn't pop up until the Equal Rights Amendment crashed and burned a decade later. Even if you find yourself in disagreement with their vision, it's worth reading to see how the ruling class will try to dominate an Amendments Convention.
Report of the ABA Special Constitutional Convention Study Committee
The Supreme Court has already rewritten the Constitution.
I would rather the people do it through their elected representatives.
Article V merely offers another route to offer amendments that goes around the tyrants of Washington, DC.
Almost every time an amendment has been made, it has unintended consequences. Between amendments and courts legislating from the bench, there is no doubt that the original Constitution isn’t being followed.
I have severe reservations about a Constitutional Convention. I don’t trust most of the politicians/people these days to help the situation, especially in a process that doesn’t have any rules to begin with.
The politicians these days just ignore the rules, and make stuff up and do what they want anyway. And what they want is not good for individual liberty, and the LSM so far seems to be able to sway the majority of the people to vote against the interest of liberty.
How are reps to overturn freedom destroying scotus decisions?
I’m adding this to my support-for-now list. The hurdle of passing any amendment would be high, and it might be a good way to fix what’s wrong with how The Constitution has been mis-interpreted.
Please read the column.
This is an idiot idea.
There is not a single person in American political life today that I’d trust with improving on what we have.
All this talk reminds me of how many on the right thought term limits would be great until the GOP won the majority in 1994.
Face it folks we simply don’t have anyone who could possibly do better than the Founders.
State explicitly that the Supreme Court decisions were wrong and the Court must adhere to the corrections being made or else its appellate jurisdiction will be curtailed.
the Con-Con Cometh...
What we have now can be taken away by the Supreme Court, including homo Roberts.
Sef-ping.
I, for one, love the idea of term limits on the Supreme Court. There are a few other amendments which would be wonderful too. Please don’t yell NO until you have all the facts.
Amen!
I have read that column. Not sure I agree with all of it. I just don’t have any faith that a ConCon would give us anything better than we have, and more than likely it will be worse.
I would support repealing the 17th amendment, but I am happy with the current constitution. I would like for Congress to quit abdicating their responsibility by letting the President and the Courts do whatever the heck they want, and passing laws to give the President ever more power just so they have a scapegoat.
The last thing in the world we need right now is a Con Con. A poor idea.
The founder’s vision was corrupted. It is time to return to federalism, to divide power once again between DC and the states.
Please read the column.
Thank you for sharing your feelings.
It begins.
PS. I also would like for the State’s to stand up for the 10th amendment, and tell the Feds to take a leap.
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