Posted on 01/29/2016 2:54:43 PM PST by cotton1706
I thought they effectively nullified that when they froze the number of representatives at 435 back in the 1930s. Prior to that, the Congress grew every ten years based on census data.
That link is to the site I was looking at.
It does not show the actual ‘resolution’ that has supposedly been passed in some states.
It does give a generalized list of some things they want to change, but they give no details.
Yes!
There’s a selection on the web site to “sign the petition” which has a brief introduction, and curiously, a blank space between parenthesis. Drag the cursor over the blank space, it well read “show all.” click that, and see the full statement you are asked to sign.
Within the statement is this link: http://www.conventionofstates.com/handbook_pdf
A sample state resolution is on page 16 (the PDF is 25 pages cover to cover). Article V is on page 7, and you may notice that once the convention is called, CONGRESS is in charge of making the changes and method of ratification. Seems odd; empower Congress to modify the Constitution, necessary for lack of adherance to contitutional principles.
In this video interview constitutional attorney KrisAnne Hall breaks it down from property rights, gun rights and even abortion to Article V. Make sure you have 48 minutes to watch or a place to pause it. She knows her stuff.
Thanks. I’m down in Seattle attending the chamber music festival, so I can’t participate this weekend, like appending my usual boilerplate. This development is nice, but I’m going to wait until the other house of the legislature passes it before I get excited.
Super interview. While I disagree with some of her opinions regarding nullification and Article V, it was worth watching.
Thanks.
But, I had no idea the government (or congress) could draw out the ArticleV process like she explained.
Neither government nor congress can constitutionally interfere with Article V as she described.
The Article V state amendment process recognizes, rather than grants power to the people and states to frame the government of their creation. It is the societal equivalent of the Second Amendment, the right to self-defense.
I hear you. But, I think her fear is valid. Even though they 'can't' we all know they will and as in the case of Hillary Clinton being above the law or LaVoy Finicum being killed in the snow; what are we going to be able to do about it?
1) Require each state legislature be bi-cameral composed of an upper house of one senator representing each county within the state.
Do you really want the federal constitution dictating how the states organize their own legislatures?
The counter question is “Do we really want to allow the SCOTUS ruling which forced the states to turn both of their houses into being apportioned by population.”
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