Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Amend The Constitution

The framers of the Constitution, God lov'em, provided for this very situation we face today. A Federal government gone wild.

In Article V we have two ways to amendment the Constitution.

  • .2/3 rds of both houses and 3/4ths of the states (38) must
    ratify an amendment

  • 2/3 rds of the states (34) can call for a constitutional convention, which will require 3/4ths (38) of the state legislatures to ratify an amendment.

We have currently 38 state AG's that will file a suit against Obama Care; these same states can call for the convention and ratify the amendment to repeal Obama Care as unconstitutional.

If the Supreme Court does not strike down Obama Care then we can do it the hard way, a State called constitutional convention.

If they were smart, they would Quo Warranto the bastard, his signature would be null and void.


Steve
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How is the Constitution amended?

Article V of the Constitution prescribes how an amendment can become a part of the Constitution. While there are two ways, only one has ever been used. All 27 Amendments have been ratified after two-thirds of the House and Senate approve of the proposal and send it to the states for a vote. Then, three-fourths of the states must affirm the proposed Amendment.

The other method of passing an amendment requires a Constitutional Convention to be called by two-thirds of the legislatures of the States. That Convention can propose as many amendments as it deems necessary. Those amendments must be approved by three-fourths of the states.

The actual wording of Article V is: “The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.”

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