Secession. States Rights. A Post Constitutional Period? Answers Here!

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Secession. States Rights. A Post Constitutional Period? Answers Here!

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Nope. Elections have consequences. The only answer is to win elections.
 
I would support Amendments for:

Balanced budget.

Set Term limits on Congress Critters.

Limit electioneering to within a month of any given election.

Congress to live by the same laws as the rest of us.
 
I would support Amendments for:

Balanced budget.

Set Term limits on Congress Critters.

Limit electioneering to within a month of any given election.

Congress to live by the same laws as the rest of us.

I actually oppose almost all those things.
Deficit spending can be an important tool. Of corse now it is out of hand. But that's another problem.
Term limits denies the people the services of the most talented representatives. Yeah, some assholes have overstayed their welcome but I would rather let the people decide.
Limiting electioneering is first off an abridgement of 1A rights. Second, it gives the incumbent an edge since he gets free airtime with news stories.
I support prohibiting Congress from self-dealing.
 
To me the most pressing need is reining in Congressional power under the Interstate Commerce Clause. That poor thing has been so abused it can mean anything anymore.
 
History

To guard against oppressive government of any kind, the authors of the United States Constitution sought to establish institutional checks and balances.

In framing the Constitution as the fundamental embodiment of such safeguards, the Constitutional Convention assembled in Philadelphia in 1787,[6] at the invitation of the Continental Congress.[7]

That is the last time a federal constitutional convention has convened in the United States.


Creation of the amendment process


One of the main reasons for the 1787 Convention was that the Articles of Confederation required the unanimous consent of all 13 states for the national government to take action. This system had proved unworkable, and the newly-written Constitution sought to address this problem.

The first proposal for a method of amending the Constitution offered in the Constitutional Convention, contained in the Virginia Plan, sought to circumvent the national legislature, stating that "the assent of the National Legislature ought not to be required."[8] In response, Alexander Hamilton privately circulated a proposal that gave the power to propose amendments to the national legislature, and the power to ratify the amendments to the states.[9]

After some debate, James Madison removed reference to the convention amendment process, giving the national legislature sole authority to propose amendments whenever it thought necessary or when two-thirds of the states applied to the national legislature.[10] Several delegates voiced opposition to the idea of the national legislature retaining sole power to propose constitutional amendments.[11] George Mason argued from the floor of the Convention that it "would be improper to require the consent of the Natl. Legislature, because they may abuse their power, and refuse their consent on that very account." Mason added that, "no amendments of the proper kind would ever be obtained by the people, if the Government should become oppressive."[12] In response to these concerns, the Convention unanimously voted to add the language allowing states to apply to Congress for a convention to propose amendments to the Constitution.[11]

James Madison did not oppose reintroducing language permitting the convention amendment process, but expressed prescient concerns about the lack of detail in Article V regarding how the convention amendment process would work. Madison stated that "difficulties might arise as to the form" a convention would take.[13] The text of Article V referring to the convention amendment process reads: "The Congress, . . . on the application of the Legislatures of two-thirds of the several States, shall call a convention for proposing Amendments. . . ."

Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
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I would support Amendments for:

Balanced budget.

Set Term limits on Congress Critters.

Limit electioneering to within a month of any given election.

Congress to live by the same laws as the rest of us.

I actually oppose almost all those things.
Deficit spending can be an important tool. Of corse now it is out of hand. But that's another problem.
Term limits denies the people the services of the most talented representatives. Yeah, some assholes have overstayed their welcome but I would rather let the people decide.
Limiting electioneering is first off an abridgement of 1A rights. Second, it gives the incumbent an edge since he gets free airtime with news stories.
I support prohibiting Congress from self-dealing.

Deficit spend only in case of a war or other national emergency (recession, natural disasters).

Incumbency rates over 90% with approval rating under 15%. Incumbent already have a huge edge.
 
I would support Amendments for:

Balanced budget.

Set Term limits on Congress Critters.

Limit electioneering to within a month of any given election.

Congress to live by the same laws as the rest of us.

I actually oppose almost all those things.
Deficit spending can be an important tool. Of corse now it is out of hand. But that's another problem.
Term limits denies the people the services of the most talented representatives. Yeah, some assholes have overstayed their welcome but I would rather let the people decide.
Limiting electioneering is first off an abridgement of 1A rights. Second, it gives the incumbent an edge since he gets free airtime with news stories.
I support prohibiting Congress from self-dealing.

Deficit spend only in case of a war or other national emergency (recession, natural disasters).

Incumbency rates over 90% with approval rating under 15%. Incumbent already have a huge edge.

We agree ojn the first point.
On the second point your solution is to make the problem worse?
 
Mark Levin?


I don't think so

No???

Well how do you FEEL (a little joke there...at your expense) about George Mason?

He's the one who INSISTED the Constitution include this remedy.

He refused to ratify the Constitution, so on this subject, I feel rather meh :eusa_whistle:

Didn't he refuse to ratify it WITHOUT the inclusion of Article 5?

Article 5 is precisely the mechanism we are discussing here. The subject of this thread.

He wanted to make sure that when this current situation arose that we would have a recourse to an oppressive federal government.
 
this is so crazy it leaves when breathless:cuckoo:

I wish YOU'D be rendered breathless and then leave.

But, seriously, you are too breathless to get enough oxygen to your feminized mind to figure out a fitting rebuttal.

We'll just have to wait until you consult your puppet masters.

:lol:

Puppet masters? see? :cuckoo:


do you know how crazy you act?

That's the way.

Accuse your opponent of what you are guilty of.

Textbook liberal bullshit tactics.
 
I actually oppose almost all those things.
Deficit spending can be an important tool. Of corse now it is out of hand. But that's another problem.
Term limits denies the people the services of the most talented representatives. Yeah, some assholes have overstayed their welcome but I would rather let the people decide.
Limiting electioneering is first off an abridgement of 1A rights. Second, it gives the incumbent an edge since he gets free airtime with news stories.
I support prohibiting Congress from self-dealing.

Deficit spend only in case of a war or other national emergency (recession, natural disasters).

Incumbency rates over 90% with approval rating under 15%. Incumbent already have a huge edge.

We agree ojn the first point.
On the second point your solution is to make the problem worse?

Combined with term limits I don't think it would make it worse than it is now, imo.
 

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