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usaf-vet

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27. Caution must be applied to starting a Constitutional Convention to change anything. My understanding

Sat Dec 4, 2021, 06:46 PM

Dec 2021

.... and I may be wrong is that once the Constitutional Convention is "open," any group, i.e., GQP, could use it to change other amendments.

Besides thinking about the things that would be nice to change WE, ALL BETTER THINK ABOUT THE THINGS WE DON'T WANT to be CHANGED.

Just think what the NRA would do to the Second Amendment if there were no one to stop them.

Each newborn would get a Social Security number, a lifetime permit to open carry, and a 9mm Glock. Seriously once the convention is open, they would take the once-in-a-lifetime shot (pun intended).

We could go to bed in a Democracy and wake up with a Theocracy.

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K&R for visibility. crickets Dec 2021 #1

just dump it. problem solved. democracy redeemed. mopinko Dec 2021 #2

Dumping it requires a constitutional amendment Bettie Dec 2021 #4

The Senate's problem is the filibuster - and it has only been in it's current form since the 1970's Tommymac Dec 2021 #9

That could work, but Bettie Dec 2021 #11

I know. The English Aristocracy loved King George because he worked for them. Tommymac Dec 2021 #15

Do you have ANY idea how hard it is to amend the Constitution? ShazzieB Dec 2021 #19

I disagree. People can do anything they set their minds to. Tommymac Dec 2021 #22

Caution must be applied to starting a Constitutional Convention to change anything. My understanding usaf-vet Dec 2021 #27

If they got 48 seats but 55% ColinC Dec 2021 #29

Not true- the Electoral Count Act is a law, not an amendment. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2021 #18

I thought mopinko was talking about "dumping" the electoral college. ShazzieB Dec 2021 #21

The Electoral Count Act was created to address unusual dilemmas arising in the Electoral College Fiendish Thingy Dec 2021 #25

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+1 Baitball Blogger Dec 2021 #6

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Still needs to be done, no matter what. ShazzieB Dec 2021 #13

I absolutely agree, but if we cannot forestall the theft of the upcoming elections, then the alwaysinasnit Dec 2021 #23

Kicking for visability SheltieLover Dec 2021 #7

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Thank you! NullTuples Dec 2021 #34

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