It’s those other 33 that’s the problem..................
What’s the point in adding Amendments if we can’t enforce the existing ones?
KILL THE 17TH!
Article V Ping!
When someone brings up the idea of invoking Article V I always wonder what they hope or expect would come out of a convention that would be superior to the finely balanced original? And why do they believe the political class would obey a new constitution any better than one which has tradition, sanctity, and 225 years of proven durability and flexibility behind it?
I am glad you posted this as I was contemplating re-posting this: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2956489/posts from the day after the 2012 election. Since then, Levin’s book came out and while he calls for a lot more than I did, I still think that at minimum we ought to make the amendments I proposed.
I expect folks will show up here saying this whole idea is very bad.
Thanks.
Levin addresses several of the problems going on with D.C., but I fear that he doesn’t go far enough. I’d like to see amendments addressing the EPA (no regulatory authority without Congre$ional consent), the IRS (Flat or Fair tax), and an outright ban on Congressional or Executive amnesty for illegals.
Yes indeed. If you haven’t read Levin’s book get it
The states need to amend the Constitution to give themselves the power to make punitive recall laws to get rid of bad-apple, federal lawmakers, federal executives and justices. The states can remove justices on a 3/4 majority state vote, just like amendments are ratified.
The states need to amend the Constitution to permanently move tax day (April 15) to the Monday before Election Tuesday, even in non-election years.
FYI - Article V post and thread.
After the surprise ratification of James Madison’s 27th Amendment in 1992, Congress passed a law changing responsibilities for the various tasks of the amendatory process so that Congress would never be blindsided again. Bush signed it into law. You need to look that law up. I’m not completely sure the Archivist still has the responsibility of tabulating state petitions for an Amendments Convention. That responsibility may have been moved to the office of the Speaker of the House.
There has never been a better time to take out the IRS.
THE FAIR TAX WOULD BE THE BIGGEST TRANSFER OF POWER FROM DC BACK TO THE PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY’S HISTORY.
The FairTax is replacement, not reform. It replaces federal income taxes including personal, estate, gift, capital gains, alternative minimum, Social Security, Medicare, self-employment, and corporate taxes.
The FairTax brings jobs back to America by allowing companies to operate on our soil tax free rather than paying the current corporate income tax of 35 percent. Under the FairTax, various economists have predicted higher economic growth ranging from 7 to 14 percent over the current system, more jobs, and higher wages.
With the penalty for working harder and producing more removed, Americans are free to keep every dollar they earn, and a new era of economic growth and job creation is unleashed. Hidden taxes are history, Americans are able to save more, and businesses invest more. Capital formation, the real source of job creation and innovation, is facilitated. Gross domestic product (GDP) increases by an estimated 10.5 percent in the first year alone. The FairTax as proposed raises the economy’s capital stock by 42 percent, its labor supply by 4 percent, its output by 12 percent, and its real wage rate by 8 percent.
As U.S. companies and individuals repatriate, on a tax-free basis, income generated overseas, huge amounts of new capital flood into the United States. With such a huge capital supply, real interest rates remain low. Additionally, other international investors will seek to invest here to avoid taxes on income in their own countries, thereby further spurring the growth of our own economy.
Convention of States - Alabama Way to go Alabama! A good introduction.
'Convention of states' to rein in government Another great summary explanation.
The Case for an Article V. Convention. Fantastic explanation of Article V convention to the Mass State Legislature.
I would recommend watching the above three videos first and then:
Convention of States Lots of information here.
Article V Project to Restore Liberty Another good source.
Convention of States model Resolution
A Summary of Mark Levin’s Proposed Amendments by Jacquerie
Chapter 1 of Mark Levin’s Book, The Liberty Amendments
Mark Levin, Constitution Article V, and the Liberty Amendments
Rep. Bill Taylor introduces a Convention of States
Mark Levin Article V, Liberty Amendments youtube video hub
Three hour video of C-Span interview with Mark Levin
Gaining Steam? Nearly 100 Lawmakers Descend on Mount Vernon to Talk Convention of States The beginning.
Convention to Propose Amendments to the United States Constitution
The Other Way to Amend the Constitution: The Article V Constitutional Convention Amendment Process
Friends of Article V Convention Links
Ulysses at the Mast: Democracy, Federalism, and the Sirens' Song of the Seventeenth Amendment by Jay Bybee. Repeal the 17th!
Article V Convention: Path of Least Resistance by Robert Berry
Article V Handbook - for State Legislators An important resource.
State Legislators Article V Caucus State Legislators, Join up at this site!
Send this list of links to your State Representatives and Senators here: Contact your State Legislators.
Sample Letter to state Representatives regarding the Convention of States Project and also, Talking Points. Both from Here.
Excellent Article V Letter to a State Assemblyman by Jacquerie
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." - Edmund Burke. Let’s all work together to get this going.
... the prospect for a successful state convention to propose amendments has never been, and likely never will be, better...”
Absolutely. Now is the time. And I intend to help spice things up with exciting new ideas.