Hooray for Gov. Abbot. We have enough Republican governors to exact some much needed changes.
AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott is joining the ranks of Republicans who are pushing for the first U.S. constitutional convention in more than 200 years.
Abbott on Friday called on Texas to take the lead in pushing for constitutional amendments that would give states power to ignore federal laws and override decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The idea isn’t new, and successfully assembling a constitutional convention is a long shot.
Doing so would require approval from 34 states, and over the past four decades, more than two dozen states have endorsed the idea at one time or another.
Texas Governor Calls For Convention Of States
AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott is joining the ranks of Republicans who are pushing for the first U.S. constitutional convention in more than 200 years.
Abbott on Friday called on Texas to take the lead in pushing for constitutional amendments that would give states power to ignore federal laws and override decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The idea isn’t new, and successfully assembling a constitutional convention is a long shot.
Doing so would require approval from 34 states, and over the past four decades, more than two dozen states have endorsed the idea at one time or another.
Texas Governor Calls For Convention Of States