The Koch Brothers Want To Rewrite The Constitution. They May Succeed.
The Wisconsin Assembly votes Wednesday on whether to call for a convention to change the U.S. Constitution. While that in itself is surprising the American people have never exercised their legally enshrined right to convene a new Constitutional convention whats more surprising is that pro-business groups with ties to the Koch brothers have pushed for similar legislation in more than 30 states, and theyve been remarkably successful: A dozen states have passed bills calling for a convention that would produce an altered Constitution that would likely limit federal spending and power.
http://www.nationalmemo.com/koch-brothers-want-rewrite-constitution-may-succeed/
We the people really need to take back this country from the kleptocracy / plutocracy that is unfolding right before our eyes, and Wisconsin is a "good" place to start, and then Michigan
Phoenix61
(17,023 posts)The dem party's all consuming focus on the federal government was a huge strategic failure.
Iplayoneontv
(77 posts)It's part of why this mess now exists.
BigmanPigman
(51,649 posts)and most people don't even know or care.
turbinetree
(24,745 posts)I don't even know if PBS is reporting this and doing an in depth reporting like on Frontline to expose this danger.