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DownriverDem

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20. Exactly

Thu Mar 1, 2018, 10:01 AM

Mar 2018

This is why I can't agree with divisive left leaners who think this is time for infighting. No people. Win in November and then work to make the changes you want. Your focus should be on beating the repubs.

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In Maine, a push in Legislature could lead to a rewrite of the U.S. Constitution [View all] jpak Mar 2018 OP

This HAS to stop Cosmocat Mar 2018 #1

The RePutins are in a smash-and-grab frenzy; it's a race against time. lagomorph777 Mar 2018 #24

NOVEMBER 6: End of their big run. Beginning of our era. Hortensis Mar 2018 #42

Plus 1,000,000 winstars Mar 2018 #45

what is disturbing is that the D party seems to be oblivious to this Cosmocat Mar 2018 #46

Cosmocat, voter ignorance and apathy are the problem. Hortensis Mar 2018 #48

every office critical Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2018 #2

"and religion" - Sharia law, just of a different faith keithbvadu2 Mar 2018 #5

Exactly DownriverDem Mar 2018 #20

+ 1000 n/t MBS Mar 2018 #32

If you don't want division, then don't divide by blaming a side ("left leaners") DemocracyMouse Mar 2018 #33

THANK YOU.. pangaia Mar 2018 #40

No...5 more states and they trigger the 2nd Civil War... Moostache Mar 2018 #21

that's what i think barbtries Mar 2018 #30

5 more states and they can "propose" those changes. sl8 Mar 2018 #36

The practice of ALEC or others outside our govt. writing law has to stop. Frustratedlady Mar 2018 #3

ALEC Koch brothers... IthinkThereforeIAM Mar 2018 #38

That article makes the error of equating a "constitutional convention" with an "article V" aka... PoliticAverse Mar 2018 #4

Thank you for bringing clarity to a fear mongering article. 7962 Mar 2018 #13

They assume that if a state signs onto the convention, they will pass it through their state Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #16

Yes. People complain about how requiring 60 votes in the senate... PoliticAverse Mar 2018 #22

So true. Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #23

They better watch out because they may get a convention that backfires. bullimiami Mar 2018 #6

If anyone thinks it was tough writing a Constitution back in the 1700s, this would be much worse. keithbvadu2 Mar 2018 #7

With "conservatives" Turbineguy Mar 2018 #9

The GOP would outsource the writing to lobbyists FakeNoose Mar 2018 #27

fuck ALEC eShirl Mar 2018 #8

It sure has fucked America. mountain grammy Mar 2018 #12

This is the Koch goal -- to set up a constitution similar to that of Chile's under Pinochet. ancianita Mar 2018 #10

I'm sure Putin approves of this too. Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #19

Fascism by any other name. Usually mafia style. We'd become a petro-colony, a Russian laundromat. ancianita Mar 2018 #31

IMHO, likely to lead to civil war. tomp Mar 2018 #11

Except DownriverDem Mar 2018 #17

Rep. Stephen Stanley (D) Cold War Spook Mar 2018 #14

For real? SammyWinstonJack Mar 2018 #28

Hopefully DownriverDem Mar 2018 #15

If a Constitutional Convention is convened, we're done Cyrano Mar 2018 #18

California Oregon and Washington would secede. Vermont would join Canada. Chipper Chat Mar 2018 #26

It would never get ratified by 3/4 of the states FakeNoose Mar 2018 #29

That 3/4 is in our current Constitution Cyrano Mar 2018 #34

It won't be ratified so it doesn't matter what they write FakeNoose Mar 2018 #35

The days of the Handmaid's Tale isright here ladies and gentlemen vercetti2021 Mar 2018 #25

This will lead to civil war radliberal Mar 2018 #37

A civil war with no geographic boundries? Cyrano Mar 2018 #41

Nah. It would be jesusland vs urbania Voltaire2 Mar 2018 #49

"These proposals are nakedly political, said Arn Pearson, pangaia Mar 2018 #39

Can we stop the BS about being freaked out over this? titaniumsalute Mar 2018 #43

Once again, CC's CANNOT AMEND THE CONSTITUTION!!! Fiendish Thingy Mar 2018 #44

I don't completely trust the Democrats on this score Jim Lane Mar 2018 #47