Thursday, September 29, 2022

US Constitution Article V Convention

 The Convention of States has no power to rewrite the constitution, or even to amend the constitution

  • It only may propose amendments, just as Congress can
  • 38 states must ratify each proposed amendment
  • The convention of states cannot propose amendments to any issue it wants
  • Previous attempts at calling Article V conventions have resulted in SCOTUS precedents stating that all amendments are limited to the subjects of a convention's petition
  • SCOTUS precedent has already established that each state delegation has one vote
  • This is a situation where there is potential risk, but also potential benefit. The challenge being to minimize the risks and maximize the benefits

The Convention Process

  • JBS writer Christian Gomez disagrees with the vast majority of well-known conservative scholars who have weighed in on the issue, he agrees with respected, conservative constitutional experts on at least one thing about the Constitution: it is the bulwark of protection for liberty in America.
  • While the respected and widely published experts believe that Article V's convention process is an essential part of that bulwark, Gomez seems to believe it is some kind of self-destruct button.
  • On the other hand, arguing in favor of the states using the Article V convention process, we have nationally renowned constitutional experts with too many letters behind their name to list here.

https://rwmalonemd.substack.com/p/us-constitution-article-v-convention?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=583200&post_id=75643843&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email

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