04-09-2021, 02:40 PM
COS is not necessarily a scam, but could absolutely turn into one--and people will try to hijack it. So, it makes some of us nervous.
The main points are:
1. The Constitution is pretty damned good. The only reason it isn't preventing these abuses is no one is obeying it, and demanding it be obeyed.
2. A convention of states is a way to amend the Constitution. Amendments could give the document teeth. Amendments could also gut it. And even a convention called by the right people to do the right things could do major harm. All it takes is a few moles with some carefully crafted language to ensure the Constitution comes out worse, not better. Worse, if the bad guys pack the house with delegates, then while the public is listening to the Constitutionalists and thinking this is a good thing, the convention could be replacing our Constitution with that of the Soviet Union.
That's more my take on it than the gist of the article, which I also had trouble with. But I think they were trying to make similar points.
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