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Would you accept 12 Federal Districts in place of the current states??? (Original Post) CK_John May 2018 OP
Please don't confuse an "Article V Convention" with a "Constitutional Convention"... PoliticAverse May 2018 #1
Groups have 33 states and waiting for only 1 more and could change CK_John May 2018 #4
ummm... FirstLight May 2018 #2
Never going to happen. nt Codeine May 2018 #3
That's why so many play the power ball. CK_John May 2018 #8
no the rethugs would just gerrymander all of the Dems into 1 Takket May 2018 #5
no dweller May 2018 #6
No. I'd be in favor of secession and MI joining the Canadian confederation... roamer65 May 2018 #7

CK_John

(10,005 posts)
4. Groups have 33 states and waiting for only 1 more and could change
Thu May 17, 2018, 10:43 PM
May 2018

The structure.

A Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution, also called an Article V Convention, or Amendments Convention, called for by two-thirds (currently 34) of the state legislatures,

roamer65

(36,744 posts)
7. No. I'd be in favor of secession and MI joining the Canadian confederation...
Thu May 17, 2018, 10:47 PM
May 2018

*IF* the Constitution is opened up for wholesale changes.

A secession clause would need to be added similar to the EU’s Article 50, for states not satisfied with the changes.

In other words, I do not want these dirtbags messing around with the Constitution.

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