convention, they're already holding practices. Kicking out huge portions of the C. and of course rhe Civil Rts Amendment, the basis for citizenship rights is the goal. There's also the notion that the since the southern states didn't vote on the 13, 14, 15 Amendments, they are not legal. It sounds crazy but I wouldn't dismiss the efforts of powerful conservative groups and funders, or massive opposition to their plans.
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- 'Conservatives call for constitutional intervention last seen 230 years ago.' The Guardian, 2018. Lawmakers push for ‘constitutional convention’ to restrict federal government – and it’s not as far fetched as it sounds.
..“I think we’re three or four years away,” said the former Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn on Friday, speaking at the annual convention for American Legislative Exchange Council (Alec) – a powerful rightwing organization that links corporate lobbyists with state lawmakers from across the country.
Coburn, a veteran Republican lawmaker, now works as a senior adviser for the advocacy group Convention of States, which seeks to use a little known clause in article V of the US constitution to call a constitutional convention for new amendments to dramatically restrict the power of the federal government.
..Convention of States, with Alec’s support, is one of 3 prominent conservative groups pushing for a new constitutional convention. Under article V, if two-thirds of state legislatures so choose, they can force congress to convene such a meeting. On the agenda for Convention of States: an amendment to require a balanced budget, term limits for congress, repealing the federal income tax and giving states the power to veto any federal law, supreme court decision or executive order with a three-fifths vote from the states.
It’s not as far fetched as it sounds. A coalition seeking just the balanced budget amendment currently has 28 out of the required 34 state legislatures on board, with active bills calling for a convention. Since Trump’s election, Arizona and Wyoming have both passed bills to join in the call while Maryland, Nevada and New Mexico have repealed versions they had previously put on the books...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/11/conservatives-call-for-constitutional-convention-alec
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