Levin and Soros Want a Convention of States?
Posted by fivedollargold 10 years, 2 months ago to Government
The author seems to think Mark Levin's advocacy of a Convention of States to amend the US Constitution might be subverted by a plethora of Soros-funded groups. To begin with, the state legislatures would control such a convention; therefore, this body would not be free to "run wild." Second, the majority of the state legislatures, as best I recall, are in GOP hands. Third, Soros can spend a ton of money trying to buy votes, but so can rich guys on the other side, e.g., the Koch brothers.
It's interesting to me that a US Congressman doesn't have standing to file a suit against the Administration for refusal to follow the conditions and terms of a law passed by Congress and signed by that same Administration, not to mention a power grab.
Regardless, I simply have no faith or trust in any level of the political class. If every state legislature were similar to that of Texas or New Hampshire meeting only occasionally and earning a few hundred dollars per year with representation levels of some 30,000 citizens per representative as is the case in NH, I might feel better about it.
But bottom line, our Federal Government (at least) has moved so far from the intent and plain reading of the Constitution that we no longer live in the same type of country as our fathers. Change has to happen, or???.
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What I most concerned about is the introduction of items not explicitely in the original charter of the convention.
The other concern is the election or appointment of the delegates to the convention. This can be influenced on the local level. the saving grace of it all is the 3/4 majority needed to pass.
Sorry, my contempt for politicians is showing through.