This is about an Article V convention to amend the US Constitution.
Since the beginning of the blog, I have favored an Article V. There is indeed a risk that such an event won't go as hoped for, but the risk may have to be taken. It's a runaway federal government that's a sure thing and a runaway convention that isn't necessarily a sure thing. The greater risk is to do nothing.
My wish list for such a convention?
- Limitations on the Presidency.
- Limitations on the Courts.
- Limitations on Congress.
- Habeus corpus should not be suspended as easily as it is now.
- The Courts should not make decisions that are cultural in nature, such as abortion and same sex marriage.
- Congress should not be able to amend the Constitution without going through the amendment process.
Perhaps the states can step in under certain circumstances that will enable these branches of the government to be checked and balanced off against federal power.
The actual wording of the amendments aren't going to be covered here. At the moment, I am thinking of a state veto. Let's say a certain number of states object to a certain action of the federal government. If the veto event occurs, the federal action is invalidated.
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