DGS49
Diamond Member
Article V, Section 1: "The Congress,...on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments..."
Among the many "biggest" issues that confront the governments and people of the U.S. is the issue of "divided government." No, I'm not talking about legislatures of one party and an executive of the other party, I'm talking about the chasm that exists between the Left and Right on the proper authority and role of the Federal Government.
The U.S. Constitution and the political Right at least claim to favor the limited Federal government that was created by the Constitution, while the Left favors a large, broadly-reaching, "generous" federal government that guarantees our retirement income, makes sure we eat healthy food, provides for the poor, homeless, and sick, makes sure we are all well-educated, and so forth.
The Leftist-leaning Supreme Court has spent the past eight or so decades eviscerating the Constitution and paving way for the transformation of the Federal Government from the institution created by the Founders to the one favored by today's leftists. An ignorant population - totally unaware of the Constitution's constraints - wonders why we don't have, for example, "Single Payer" national health insurance, guaranteed national household income, Federally subsidized Old Folks' Homes, and so on.
Honestly, the time has come to resolve the chasm between the Constitution that we have and the Federal Government that we seem to want. As George Will has put it, "Americans want a broad, generous Federal government, but only want to pay for a small, efficient one."
First on the Agenda: Do we abolish the Tenth Amendment or take it seriously?
Do we add to the list of Congressional powers articulated in Article I, Section 8? What do we add?
There are no fixed guidelines on who would be the delegates to the Constitutional Convention; presumably each state legislature would nominate delegates. Having worked on countless committees in my professional life, I can say without hesitation that the fewer people are on the committee the more likely it will be that something worthwhile comes out of it.
How do we get this done?
Among the many "biggest" issues that confront the governments and people of the U.S. is the issue of "divided government." No, I'm not talking about legislatures of one party and an executive of the other party, I'm talking about the chasm that exists between the Left and Right on the proper authority and role of the Federal Government.
The U.S. Constitution and the political Right at least claim to favor the limited Federal government that was created by the Constitution, while the Left favors a large, broadly-reaching, "generous" federal government that guarantees our retirement income, makes sure we eat healthy food, provides for the poor, homeless, and sick, makes sure we are all well-educated, and so forth.
The Leftist-leaning Supreme Court has spent the past eight or so decades eviscerating the Constitution and paving way for the transformation of the Federal Government from the institution created by the Founders to the one favored by today's leftists. An ignorant population - totally unaware of the Constitution's constraints - wonders why we don't have, for example, "Single Payer" national health insurance, guaranteed national household income, Federally subsidized Old Folks' Homes, and so on.
Honestly, the time has come to resolve the chasm between the Constitution that we have and the Federal Government that we seem to want. As George Will has put it, "Americans want a broad, generous Federal government, but only want to pay for a small, efficient one."
First on the Agenda: Do we abolish the Tenth Amendment or take it seriously?
Do we add to the list of Congressional powers articulated in Article I, Section 8? What do we add?
There are no fixed guidelines on who would be the delegates to the Constitutional Convention; presumably each state legislature would nominate delegates. Having worked on countless committees in my professional life, I can say without hesitation that the fewer people are on the committee the more likely it will be that something worthwhile comes out of it.
How do we get this done?