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In reply to the discussion: Should there be a Second Constitutional Convention? [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)4. Only for the hard RWers who plan to overthrow this one.
They've been working on this for decades, are extremely powerful and well organized, and know in great detail they want in it.
However perilously close they came in 2016 to mounting a legal putsch, they lost ground again in 2018, and in November we're going to make this once again only a theoretical question.
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Nope. RW has been pushing for this for years and has been closer than many realize.
dameatball
Jun 2020
#16
The Koch Brothers want one and I'm sure they would spend lots of money encouraging folks
jalan48
Jun 2020
#27
Not until we are less divided. I think we might come out worse nowadays, unfortunately.
Hoyt
Jun 2020
#29
I guess we are to assume we are in no danger of losing the present Constitution?
kentuck
Jun 2020
#41