Virginia has officially filed for a Convention of the States
for the purpose of limiting the power and jurisdiction of the Federal Government. Article V of the Constitution provides two
paths to amending the Constitution. One is through two-thirds of both houses of
Congress, followed by ratification by three-fourths of the states. The other
begins at the state level, where two-thirds of the legislatures ask Congress to
call "a convention for proposing amendments." States would send
delegates to this convention to propose amendments to the Constitution. Then,
three-fourths of the states would ratify any amendments approved by the
convention, either by their legislatures or special ratifying conventions.
COMMENTS:
This is a great move, but cumbersome and lengthy as it
really should be. We are, after all, fed
up with our government in its entirety.
Congressional and Presidential approval ratings are at their lowest
points in history. Those in our
government positions are proving to be non-responsive to our wishes and needs;
yet, our Constitution provides that we have the power to govern. I do not understand why the Republican Party
has not called upon the Supreme Court to intervene in the Administration’s total
disregard for the provision of our Constitution. It provides for direct access to the Supreme
Court to resolve such issues. But, then again, the Republican Party is still
trying to figure out who and what it is.
TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:
Q. Why are you so upset about the Senate changing its
rules? (Roy ~ Ogden, UT)
A. Way back when Obama was reelected, I predicted that he
would cram things down our throats that would be totally socialistic and
permanently harm the country. The change
in Senate procedural rules is a giant step in that direction. Our government is based on separation of powers;
this move allows Obama to stuff the courts with judges who will do as he says
and consistently rule in his favor. It’s
beyond being a dictator’s move. He can now literally do almost anything he
wants, including taking your guns under the U.N. Treaty he can now arguably have
the Senate confirm.
Q. Where were you when Kennedy was shot? (Jeremy ~ Los Gatos, CA)
A. Standing in a chow line at a Strategic Air Command Air
Force base. Of course, we immediately
went into full alert.
Q. Do you think this new deal will help resolve the Iranian
nuclear crisis? (Tan ~ Monterrey Park,
CA)
A. The I.A.E.A. just a few days ago complained that the Iranians
are still refusing their access to many sites for inspection. This “deal” is a farce designed solely to
stall for time. Consider this: If Iran
fires off a nuke at Israel do you think North Korea would hesitate to fire one
off at South Korea? And then what?
TODAY’S QUOTE:
“A nation that is afraid to let
its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is
afraid of its people.” ~ John F. Kennedy
TODAY’S VIDEO:
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