No shit?….
The crazies have come out from under the rocks….
Luckily it would be an extremely steep hill to climb…..
As former Republican senator Rick Santorum addressed Republican lawmakers gathered in San Diego at the American Legislative Exchange Council policy summit, he detailed a plan to fundamentally remake the United States.
It would become a conservative nation.
And the transformation, Santorum said, culminates with an unprecedented event: a first-of-its-kind convention to rewrite the Constitution.
“You take this grenade and you pull the pin, you’ve got a live piece of ammo in your hands,” Santorum, a two-time GOP presidential candidate and former CNN commentator, explained in audio of his remarks obtained by the left-leaning watchdog group the Center for Media and Democracy and shared with Insider. “34 states — if every Republican legislator votes for this, we have a constitutional convention.” ….
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Some states have tried and tried — without result — to prompt a constitutional convention. They’ve together issued hundreds of pro-convention resolutions or callsover 200 years to reroute constitutional amendment powers away from Washington. What’s new now is the ever-evolving power coupling of a corporation-backed ideological juggernaut led by ALEC, a nonprofit organization with close ties to large tobacco and drug companies, and a determined Republican Party increasingly dominating many of the nation’s 50 statehouses.
If they were successful, a constitutional convention led by conservatives could trigger sweeping changes to the Constitution…
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Because the states have never called a convention under Article V since the Constitution’s creation, the exact mechanics are the subject of intense debates between legal scholars and activists
The prospect of a free-for-all convention has scared lawmakers away from other historic efforts to rewrite the nation’s Constitution, fearing that a debate on imposing term limits or a balanced budget could quickly morph into a full-fledged redesigning of gun, abortion, religious, or free speech rights.
Right-wing organizations such as the John Birch Society oppose a convention out of fear that it could open the door to weakening constitutional rights…
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Legal constraints aside, Natelson argued that a runaway convention could only happen in “horse and buggy times” with minimal communication between delegates and legislatures, and would be “practically impossible” in 2022, a world driven by a 24-hour news cycle and instant methods of communication like calling and texting.
“They’re going to be under the glare of publicity, and everybody’s going to be watching every minute,” Natelson said.
The framers also added a second buffer to the process. Conventions or Congress can propose a constitutional amendment, but three-fourths of the state legislatures, 38, need to ratify it into the Constitution, a process that is also not subject to a governor or president’s veto….
In my view,the vast majority of Republicans support this.
Despite their claims of reverence for the Constitution?
They have always wanted to change it to reflect their hatreds and prejudices.
You call those advocating this “crazies.”Well, if your point is that the Republican Party is mostly composed of “crazies?”I agree.
I doubt VERY much this will happen….
While the crazies may sing the tune….
The piece points out that establishment majority of lawmakers do NOT want such a thing to happen and the constitution makes it almost impossible …
Imagine….
No safety valave for Governor’s or President?
Things could REALLY run amuck….
Not the issue.
Of course it won’t happen.
It does show ,however, the mindset of the Republican Party where this type of nuttiness is considered mainstream.
Fear IS the key…..