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markodochartaigh

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1. The Republicans have been trying to call a new
Mon Apr 28, 2025, 09:21 PM
Apr 2025

Constitutional Convention for decades. It would take 34 states to call it and they have 28. It is unlikely that they could get 34, but they are trying to include states which called for it decades ago. I don't worry too much about it, unless the Republicans get the SAVE Act or something similar passed, maybe get Trump's dream of a single day election passed, or find some other
way to abuse the electoral system and turn six purple states electorally red. If they do succeed look for a Constitution which says life starts at birth, marriage is between a man and a woman, the federal budget must be balanced, labor unions are illegal, and things like that.


https://www.commoncause.org/articles/a-constitutional-convention-with-no-guardrails-is-a-real-possibility-we-must-stop-it/



https://www.commoncause.org/articles/a-constitutional-convention-with-no-guardrails-is-a-real-possibility-we-must-stop-it/

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Constitutional Convention [View all] CitizenZero Apr 2025 OP
The Republicans have been trying to call a new markodochartaigh Apr 2025 #1
Thanks CitizenZero Apr 2025 #3
Talk about CC is a bullshit scare-tactic... regnaD kciN Apr 2025 #2
Why? CitizenZero Apr 2025 #4
Because the process of a Convention... regnaD kciN Apr 2025 #5
A Trump Convention CitizenZero Apr 2025 #6
Even if a convention were actually called RJ-MacReady Apr 2025 #7
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