Bill of Federalism

We want state legislatures to call for a Constitutional Convention

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I haven't gotten any emails in months, and was not able to get to the conference calls due to work, or not getting to a phone in time. Is anything happening or is this dead in the water?
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The following text was copied from Ridpath's Cyclopaedia of Universal History written in the 1880's and published in 1890 in New York: "The first and most general of these causes (of the war of northern aggression) was the different construction ...
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Patricia Seery

Security needs to be increased in the US

I think that there needs to be more security systems in place to protect our nations treasured documents. There should be a central contact center that can serve as the hub for the security, and people would report any suspicious activities to this bureau. I… Continue

Posted by Patricia Seery on November 18, 2009 at 7:30pm

Pat Jewett

Is it Too Late?

With congress ready to grab more control over things like medical insurance, or as some call it citizen insurance, how can we possibly hope to decentralize all the bureaucracy without costing twice as much? I am totally for red… Continue

Posted by Pat Jewett on November 3, 2009 at 8:31am

Michael Patrick Leahy

A very weak argument against The Bill of Federalism

A blogger associated with the John Birch Society has criticized the "riskiness" of the Bill of Federalism, which calls on state legislatures to petition Congress to hold a Constitutional Convention to consider ratification of 10 amendments to restore the original intent of the Constitution.

Here's the preferred strategy this blogger recommends:


Our strategy for lowering taxes and reducing the size and cost of government is to create enough grassroots pressure to force Congress to adhere toContinue

Posted by Michael Patrick Leahy on June 3, 2009 at 12:58pm — 3 Comments

Jon Roland

Jon Roland's Clarifying Amendments

See http://www.constitution.org/reform/us/con_amend.htm for the latest and more complete version.

This is a collection of draft amendments to the Constitution for the United States. It is subject to frequent additions and revisions, so readers may want to revisit often.

It is not proposed that state legislatures petition Congress to call a constitutional convention, but rather that they propose identical amendments to Congress t… Continue

Posted by Jon Roland on June 3, 2009 at 11:13am — 6 Comments

Thomas Kern

It Seems We're There Already

Michael,

There is an organization called Friend Of Article V Convention (FOAVC.org) which claims that already all 50 states have submitted calls for an Article V convention which have simply been ignored by Congress. If this is true, and their documentation suggests that it is, what do we do now? How do we mandate Congress to do do their job?

Thomas

Posted by Thomas Kern on June 3, 2009 at 10:47am — 5 Comments

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Ben Pixley

Is there any activity here anymore?

Started by Ben Pixley Sep 3.

M. J. "Zeb" Blanchard

Lessons learned from history, or not . . .?

Started by M. J. "Zeb" Blanchard Jun 14.

Jon Roland

Anybody going to FreedomFest 2009?

Started by Jon Roland Jun 6.

 
 

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