Posted on 02/07/2016 6:52:36 AM PST by cotton1706
While I agree with the Amarillo Globe-News editorial (Editorial: Abbott makes the right call, Jan. 11, amarillo.com), I would like to point out that Abbott's plan is not calling for a "constitutional convention."
Abbott is calling for an Article V Convention of States (or COS).
A constitutional convention would be a complete rewrite of our Constitution, which is not provided for in the original Constitution. The COS is a method which allows the states to amend the Constitution without the approval of Congress.
See Abbott's news release and detailed paper "Restoring the Rule of Law" at gov.texas.gov. Get the details about a COS from "The Liberty Amendments," by Mark R. Levin.
Texas cannot do this alone. We will have to work in unity with a super majority of the states. I have been following a nationwide COS Project at conventionofstates.com, which is addressing this issue. It is gaining momentum, but is not being reported by the media. I would encourage every Texan — actually every American — who is concerned about the future of our country to take a look at these resources.
How can you and I participate in the process?
(Excerpt) Read more at amarillo.com ...
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I really don’t get it. We are conservatives. The nation will change without a convention. All it will do is bring out the whack left front and center. Might be a good idea-they are like the O.J jury. The end result will be a waste of time. You can get rid of the income tax amendment or lower taxes. Which is easier?
And from the delagates to the Article V Convention of States came the call for a real Constitutional Convention as they had too many issues to settle without one ... and the rest was history.
We want to RESTORE the Constitution. The evil among us want to REWRITE it. Which will result from a COS?
The lies begin in earnest. Art. 5 COS will NOT include a “rewrite.”
Will it succeed? I hope not. If they can’t enforce what they’ve got, changing it isn’t the answer. The problem is the individuals, not the constitution.
Repealing the 17th Amendment is essential to restoration of our liberty.
The current system is not working. The election process has been corrupted. The legislative process perverted.
We need term limits. We need an amendment to balance the budget. We need to scare the hell into the two party system.
I don’t know if a convention will ever happen, but hope it does. The federal government needs to know that if they go to far, the states will circumvent them.
I think it’s necessary now.
Term limits, balanced budget amendment and repeal of the 17th can only be done with a Convention of States. It would require 34 state legislatures to agree on an amendment and 38 states to eventually ratify. A convention of states cannot be “taken over” or railroaded or redirected or stolen or twisted or turned on its head. Again, 34 and 38. That’s an overwhelming amount of agreement from every part of the Republic to restore the Constitution as the central document of our laws and way of life. Washington will NEVER reform itself. Only We the People can do that. This is why James Madison suggested that this provision be added to Article V.—AND WHY THE FOUNDERS ALL SIGNED ON TO ITS INCLUSION. The Founders foresaw a time when the Federal government would have to be reigned in. THE TIME IS NOW—or we will cease to exist as a free people. Quit the quibbling and join the fight.
Day one will be the 2nd amendment. Day 2 the first.
To be blunt you're a wishful thinking fool if you think you know what would be on a COS agenda.
No.
I’ve lived in Amarillo 3 times. Graduated from college a few miles away in Canyon back in 1970. My father-in-law lived his entire life there. I know the area.
Most conservative part of Texas. Has always been so.
Some really good people live there.
Yes, I’m for the COS that Greg Abbott has asked for. I called Austin over a year ago about another issue and at the time said I was for COS.
The problem is that big. And DC is pretending to not hear US at all.
If the threat of a COS is real enough to be approved, Congress will suddenly “get it”.
The Commies running our Fed Gov WILL NOT quietly give up power. The only path out of this mess is to DownSize DC! Close entire Rogue/Unconstitutional Departments including their SWAT Teams.
Eliminate the Subversive Bureaucraps source of power, their job, it is the only way to remove them. Reorganize the entire Fed Gov, move the center-of-gravity of the Government away from DC.
A word of caution about the Amarillo Globe News, it was one of the finest regional newspapers at one time. It is owned by an out of state holding company now and is a miserable newspaper. Their values are totally against the grain in Amarillo. I do not understand how they have survived this long.
We are fighting people who refuse to abide by the constitution because they can find waffle language like ‘general welfare’, while ignoring strict limitations. A COS can explicitly define such terms, thereby forcing legislators back into their box. There are now more red states than blue, so it’s a good time to give a COS a try while we can still maintain control.
Even people who love the Constitution don’t believe that it is perfect. For instance, allowing senators to be chosen by voters instead of state legislatures was a huge mistake that allowed even more lobbying and special interest influence. That alone requires COS treatment to be fixed.
No way I want the republican and democrat criminal organizations having a chance to rewrite our Constitution.
We know the outcome if nothing is done. 34 to propose and 38 to ratify.
Will Costello go along with it?
From the above, I conclude that the system is run by corrupt perverts. Where am I wrong?
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