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former9thward

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10. Why are people afraid of a Constitutional convention?

Reply to Tickle (Original post)

Sun Jan 16, 2022, 06:17 PM

Jan 2022

I have never understood that. I have seen post after post complaining about various sections of the Constitution. The Electoral College. The way the Senate is composed. Etc. How do people think any of that would ever been changed? It would have to be a Constitutional convention or amendment. It will NEVER happen through amendments. It is too difficult. A Constitutional convention would essentially be a massive House of Representatives and anything they agreed on would have to be ratified by 3/4 of the states. What is wrong with that?

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trump or alike get elected. watch convention under article V [View all] Tickle Jan 2022 OP

Some of us never heard of "Convention of States". BComplex Jan 2022 #1

I didn't know much about it Tickle Jan 2022 #3

"states will govern themselves and impose term limits on the federal government" YP_Yooper Jan 2022 #2

they can't eliminate the constitution Tickle Jan 2022 #4

No, absolutely wrong, and is why it's so dangerous YP_Yooper Jan 2022 #5

next time someone Tickle Jan 2022 #6

Seriously YP_Yooper Jan 2022 #7

Under article V it still takes 3/4 of the states to ratify any such amendment. Angleae Jan 2022 #8

Not for a convention YP_Yooper Jan 2022 #13

You are completely wrong. onenote Jan 2022 #15

Not arguing here at all against what you're saying YP_Yooper Jan 2022 #20

Secession amendment if they convene a convention. roamer65 Jan 2022 #9

The supreme court, in Texas v White, says otherwise. Angleae Jan 2022 #11

The powers that are not specifically stated are reserved for the states via the 10th Amendment. roamer65 Jan 2022 #12

No, it isn't, we had a civil war to decide that question (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Jan 2022 #21

We are going to have another. roamer65 Jan 2022 #22

Why are people afraid of a Constitutional convention? former9thward Jan 2022 #10

Read post 5 YP_Yooper Jan 2022 #14

You continue to misstate Article V. onenote Jan 2022 #16

This is true for an amendment, but opens a dangerous door YP_Yooper Jan 2022 #18

That argument proves too much or too little. onenote Jan 2022 #23

We have had only one Constitutional convention. former9thward Jan 2022 #26

Because a Constitutional Covention is everything or nothing Azathoth Jan 2022 #17

That is not true. onenote Jan 2022 #24

And there's no appeal process if you don't like the results. 48656c6c6f20 Jan 2022 #25

"I don't know if this means we can go back to slavery" WarGamer Jan 2022 #19