FrankRep
01-13-2014, 06:39 PM
Hawaii state legislature calls for Art. V convention: Add Obamacare to the Constitution (http://benswann.com/hawaii-state-legislature-calls-for-art-v-convention-add-obamacare-to-the-const/)
Michael Lotfi | BenSwann.com
January 13, 2014
Typically the call to change the Constitution comes from those on the left wishing to include healthcare, abortion, gay marriage and other issues as constitutional rights. Those on the left also hope to wipe out the Second Amendment through the convention process. However, a recent surge of conservatives have been calling for a constitutional convention.
Lawyer and radio host Mark Levin is perhaps most well known conservative calling for a convention. Levin has promised his listeners countless times no danger in calling for an Article V convention exists. However, the state of Hawaii is proposing some amendments, which would quite literally destroy the Republic.
In 2012 the state of Hawaii passed a resolution in pursuance to an Article V convention (http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/HCR114_HD1_.htm). The resolution makes the following demands for changes to the U.S. Constitution:
“(1) A declaration of the constitutionality of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including the individual mandate requiring the purchase of health insurance;
(2) An amendment to Article I, Section 5, to prohibit the super-majority cloture requirement under Rule 22 of the United States Senate for ending floor debates and filibusters, to facilitate a more reasonable voting standard for cloture;
(3) An amendment abolishing the electoral college established under Article II, Section 1, and providing for the direct election of the United States President and Vice President by voters; and
(4) An amendment to Article II, Section 2, Clause 2, to require that Senate confirmations of appointments of officers of the United States be made by a simple majority vote within sixty days of the nomination…”
If ratified, all of the above amendments Hawaii has proposed move the country towards a direct democracy and away from a republican form of government.
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Ron Paul, the Prophet:
Ron Paul On Constitutional Convention (http://targetfreedom.com/bills-in-congress/ron-paul-on-constitutional-convention/)
Dear Friend:
Thank you for expressing your concern that attempting to roll back the dangerous expansion of government power through constitutional amendment will bring about a constitutional convention. You are indeed correct that a modern constitutional convention, given today's political climate, would be dangerous to liberty by leaving us open to sudden, sweeping change in our government.
...
Sincerely,
Ron Paul
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John Birch Society Opposes Mark Levin's Constitutional Convention:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7FkOygqrKk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7FkOygqrKk
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State Legislators Warn Against a Constitutional Convention
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX_CBgPnqU0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX_CBgPnqU0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TX0hMnZDwY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TX0hMnZDwY
The New American articles about a Constitutional Convention:
Levin's Risky Proposal: A Constitutional Convention (http://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/books/item/16578-levin-s-risky-proposal-a-constitutional-convention)
Mark Levin’s new book, The Liberty Amendments, which calls for an Article V constitutional convention, ignores the very real risks of harmful changes to the Constitution.
Levin, Limbaugh, Hannity Calling for Con-Con (http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/16381-levin-limbaugh-hannity-calling-for-con-con)
In his book Liberty Amendments radio host Mark Levin is calling for a new constitutional convention. Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity have joined him in this effort.
Eight Simple Questions Expose Dangers of a Constitutional Convention (http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/14607-eight-simple-questions-expose-dangers-of-a-constitutional-convention)
John Birch Society CEO Art Thompson suggests asking eight simple questions to expose the dangers of a constitutional convention.
Dangers of a Constitutional Convention (http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/7653-dangers-of-a-constitutional-convention)
A constitutional convention would be an ineffective and risky method for getting the federal government back under control.
Constitutional Convention: 10-Point Refutation (http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/7925-constitutional-convention-10-point-refutation)
The Goldwater Institute has published a document entitled “10 Facts to Rebut the Mythology of a Runaway Convention,” but an examination of the Institute's Facts show that the threat of a runaway Constitutional Convention (Con Con) is real.
States Should Enforce, Not Revise, the Constitution! (http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/7836-states-should-enforce-not-revise-the-constitution)
The states should rein in our out-of-control federal government by enforcing the Constitution through nullification of unconstitutional federal laws, rather than by revising the Constitution through an inherently risky constitutional convention process.
Who Needs a New Constitutional Convention? (http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/7735-who-needs-a-new-constitutional-convention)
Those who wish to centralize power and turn the Constitution on its head may have their way if we succumb to the calls for an Article V constitutional convention.
Tom DeWeese: Powerful Forces Now Calling for a Constitutional Convention (http://www.thenewamerican.com/component/k2/item/10944-powerful-forces-now-calling-for-a-constitutional-convention)
Once a Constitutional Convention (Con Con) is in place, there is no controlling the agenda.
Michael Lotfi | BenSwann.com
January 13, 2014
Typically the call to change the Constitution comes from those on the left wishing to include healthcare, abortion, gay marriage and other issues as constitutional rights. Those on the left also hope to wipe out the Second Amendment through the convention process. However, a recent surge of conservatives have been calling for a constitutional convention.
Lawyer and radio host Mark Levin is perhaps most well known conservative calling for a convention. Levin has promised his listeners countless times no danger in calling for an Article V convention exists. However, the state of Hawaii is proposing some amendments, which would quite literally destroy the Republic.
In 2012 the state of Hawaii passed a resolution in pursuance to an Article V convention (http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/HCR114_HD1_.htm). The resolution makes the following demands for changes to the U.S. Constitution:
“(1) A declaration of the constitutionality of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including the individual mandate requiring the purchase of health insurance;
(2) An amendment to Article I, Section 5, to prohibit the super-majority cloture requirement under Rule 22 of the United States Senate for ending floor debates and filibusters, to facilitate a more reasonable voting standard for cloture;
(3) An amendment abolishing the electoral college established under Article II, Section 1, and providing for the direct election of the United States President and Vice President by voters; and
(4) An amendment to Article II, Section 2, Clause 2, to require that Senate confirmations of appointments of officers of the United States be made by a simple majority vote within sixty days of the nomination…”
If ratified, all of the above amendments Hawaii has proposed move the country towards a direct democracy and away from a republican form of government.
=====
Ron Paul, the Prophet:
Ron Paul On Constitutional Convention (http://targetfreedom.com/bills-in-congress/ron-paul-on-constitutional-convention/)
Dear Friend:
Thank you for expressing your concern that attempting to roll back the dangerous expansion of government power through constitutional amendment will bring about a constitutional convention. You are indeed correct that a modern constitutional convention, given today's political climate, would be dangerous to liberty by leaving us open to sudden, sweeping change in our government.
...
Sincerely,
Ron Paul
===
John Birch Society Opposes Mark Levin's Constitutional Convention:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7FkOygqrKk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7FkOygqrKk
===
State Legislators Warn Against a Constitutional Convention
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX_CBgPnqU0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX_CBgPnqU0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TX0hMnZDwY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TX0hMnZDwY
The New American articles about a Constitutional Convention:
Levin's Risky Proposal: A Constitutional Convention (http://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/books/item/16578-levin-s-risky-proposal-a-constitutional-convention)
Mark Levin’s new book, The Liberty Amendments, which calls for an Article V constitutional convention, ignores the very real risks of harmful changes to the Constitution.
Levin, Limbaugh, Hannity Calling for Con-Con (http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/16381-levin-limbaugh-hannity-calling-for-con-con)
In his book Liberty Amendments radio host Mark Levin is calling for a new constitutional convention. Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity have joined him in this effort.
Eight Simple Questions Expose Dangers of a Constitutional Convention (http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/14607-eight-simple-questions-expose-dangers-of-a-constitutional-convention)
John Birch Society CEO Art Thompson suggests asking eight simple questions to expose the dangers of a constitutional convention.
Dangers of a Constitutional Convention (http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/7653-dangers-of-a-constitutional-convention)
A constitutional convention would be an ineffective and risky method for getting the federal government back under control.
Constitutional Convention: 10-Point Refutation (http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/7925-constitutional-convention-10-point-refutation)
The Goldwater Institute has published a document entitled “10 Facts to Rebut the Mythology of a Runaway Convention,” but an examination of the Institute's Facts show that the threat of a runaway Constitutional Convention (Con Con) is real.
States Should Enforce, Not Revise, the Constitution! (http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/7836-states-should-enforce-not-revise-the-constitution)
The states should rein in our out-of-control federal government by enforcing the Constitution through nullification of unconstitutional federal laws, rather than by revising the Constitution through an inherently risky constitutional convention process.
Who Needs a New Constitutional Convention? (http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/7735-who-needs-a-new-constitutional-convention)
Those who wish to centralize power and turn the Constitution on its head may have their way if we succumb to the calls for an Article V constitutional convention.
Tom DeWeese: Powerful Forces Now Calling for a Constitutional Convention (http://www.thenewamerican.com/component/k2/item/10944-powerful-forces-now-calling-for-a-constitutional-convention)
Once a Constitutional Convention (Con Con) is in place, there is no controlling the agenda.