Historic: 1st state adopts plan to rein in feds

[Rhoadmar]

http://www.wnd.com/2014/03/historic-1st-state-adopts-plan-to-rein-in-feds/


Hope this gains traction. I wonder now how the feds will respond.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Like they did when the first states did this: Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Going along with this, I read this one earlier today:

Articles: The Lamp of Experience: Constitutional Amendments Work

I was surprised to learn that, according to the author, the 17th amendment was not pushed through congress until an Article 5 convention of the states was being pushed--it failed by 1 vote.

 

[HoughMade]

Call me a Debbie downer, but I'm not a big fan of a Constitutional Convention given the political proclivities of so many these days. What guarantee is there, when it's open season on new amendments, that your 2d amendment rights, your 4th, 5th and 6th amendment rights...and anything else won't be affected?

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Call me a Debbie downer, but I'm not a big fan of a Constitutional Convention given the political proclivities of so many these days. What guarantee is there, when it's open season on new amendments, that your 2d amendment rights, your 4th, 5th and 6th amendment rights...and anything else won't be affected?

I share your concern. However many of those agitating for one claim that since the delegates are sent by the states, the states can direct them which issues to "tinker" with and which to not. After that, whatever results from the concon, still must be ratified by 2/3? of the states...what are the odds of getting that to happen unless there was some general agreement before hand on what would be hammered out.

 

[Rhoadmar]

I share your concern. However many of those agitating for one claim that since the delegates are sent by the states, the states can direct them which issues to "tinker" with and which to not. After that, whatever results from the concon, still must be ratified by 2/3? of the states...what are the odds of getting that to happen unless there was some general agreement before hand on what would be hammered out.

I agree. What can be done if you sit and try nothing. This puts more control locally into the states hands while having the obstacle of ratification.

 

[Movealongmovealong]

This is amusing political theatrics.

It is also a federal election year.

Those facts are not coincidences.