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slightlv

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15. My question to this would be, though,
Mon Aug 1, 2022, 03:22 PM
Aug 2022

would they abide by this? Or would they just rewrite the rules? I'm terrified by the mere prospect? And I don't believe there is a fanatical "left" that would push this at this time. I think there are a lot of centrists that have demonized progressives into something we're not. I don't count chaos agents as democrats and I don't think they vote with us (or even, for that matter, vote at all). I think they're the other end of the Steve Bannon's of the world. They're certainly not progressives! Yes, we're tired of being constantly pushed to the back of the bus. And yes, we're tired of constantly being told our issues aren't ready to be presented to the world. Just look at what happened to one our issues we've been screaming about for decades... RvW was, actually, overturned, and NOW everybody is joining us in screaming. Wish it could have been decades ago when we first began and we could have joined forces and come up with a unified plan to keep it from happening. But instead, we were told it wasn't important enough at the time. Yes... I'm one of those with some bitterness now. But I'm certainly not calling for burning it all down; and in fact, live in absolute terror of R's doing just that. And I don't see one of my compatriots calling for anything like anyone is insinuating. Whether anyone wants to believe it or not, we're all on the same team... from Biden to Schiff to Pelosi to AOC. We all vote "D". I'm doing my part tomorrow!

A constitutional convention? [View all] Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2022 OP
NO NO NO NO NO! elleng Aug 2022 #1
This Nation Is Lost SoCalDavidS Aug 2022 #2
here is their web site rampartc Aug 2022 #3
The web site and the people shown as supporters.... every wack job, criminal or soon to be convicted 3Hotdogs Aug 2022 #8
you got it, 3dogs rampartc Aug 2022 #17
Meanwhile Democrats have nothing similar to train live love laugh Aug 2022 #4
Many of us have been concerned about this for years Cheezoholic Aug 2022 #5
It's at Business Insider, link inside Raw Story article. And now I think... Hekate Aug 2022 #6
So much for "originalism." Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2022 #7
This must not happen or fascism wins. sinkingfeeling Aug 2022 #9
No worries StrkSrviver Aug 2022 #10
Lots of money available for them to try anything. Baked Potato Aug 2022 #11
Don't sweat it. Amendments are really, really hard to pass. Look at the ERA. Martin68 Aug 2022 #12
I find the prospect of a convention convened to rewrite the constitution Hortensis Aug 2022 #14
That's the point. 3Hotdogs Aug 2022 #18
You only need one-third of the states plus one to defeat the proposal. It takes two thirds to Martin68 Aug 2022 #20
It's a lot easier to prevent an amendment than to pass one. Martin68 Aug 2022 #21
Whatever they came up with would still have to be ratified by 3/4s of the states. rsdsharp Aug 2022 #13
My question to this would be, though, slightlv Aug 2022 #15
If they "don't go along with this" then they haven't amended the Constitution. rsdsharp Aug 2022 #16
The same 2/3 that call for the convention, will vote for its proposed amendments. 3Hotdogs Aug 2022 #19
The last time I looked, 2/3rds isn't 3/4ths. rsdsharp Aug 2022 #22
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