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re: Convention off the states.. all 50 now in play
Posted on 7/22/14 at 1:54 am to SpidermanTUba
Posted on 7/22/14 at 1:54 am to SpidermanTUba
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sorry didn't see any amendments
There doesn't seem to be anything official so far. This convention was called to discuss the subject of limiting the power and jurisdiction of the federal government rather than already set in stone individual amendments. The pamphlet did provide some examples of what most likey will be the amendments.
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What Sort of Amendments could be passed?
Examples
A balanced budget amendment
Reducing federal spending power (Fixing the General Welfare Clause)
Reducing federal regulatory power (fixing the Commerce Clause)
A prohibition of using international treaties and law to govern the domestic law of the USA
Imposing real checks and balance on the Supreme Court (Such as Term limits)
Placing a limit on federal taxation
Convention of the States Handbook
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Posted on 7/22/14 at 7:07 am to Socratics
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What Sort of Amendments could be passed?
Examples
Examples?
So they don't have any particular amendments that they definitively want to propose?
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A prohibition of using international treaties and law to govern the domestic law of the USA
That doesn't even make sense. Treaties and international law are not enforcible domestically without Congress specifically passing a law enforcing them. So that's the situation as it stands now, no amendment needed.
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Reducing federal spending power (Fixing the General Welfare Clause)
"Fixing it"? Well what's wrong with it? According to the extreme right, it already has absolutely zero power - right?
This post was edited on 7/22/14 at 7:09 am
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