Since the beginning of the year, this author has traveled
extensively speaking out against the call being made by some for a so-called convention
of states. There are several groups pushing for this event, some on the Right
and many on the extreme Left, as I have previously documented
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.
When facing off against the pro-Article V con-con crowd, I’ve
noticed a disturbing habit among the presenters: that of leaving out key
portions of Article V, a sort of constitutional contraction. Typically this
brand of syncope, as I like to call it, involves highlighting portions of the provision
in order to convince those in the audience that the process is safe and that
rogue amendments (such as those being promoted by George Soros and others
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) will never make it into the Constitution.
One of the most egregious examples of this subtle
subtraction of key constitutional language pertains to the method of
ratification of amendments proposed by delegates at an Article V constitutional
convention.
Concerning the method of state approval of amendments sent
to them by the convention, Article V mandates that they will become part of the
Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the several
states, or by conventions in three fourths thereof. (Emphasis added.)
That last phrase regarding special ratifying conventions is
the part that Article V proponents like to leave out. I have an idea why.
As I mentioned above, there are myriad socialist and
progressive organizations desperate to change the Constitution and make it more
conformable to their dangerous ideas of good government.
These socialist suggestions run the gamut from changing the
Second Amendment so as to prevent civilians from owning weapons and ammunition,
to increasing the amount of direct democracy in the working of Congress, to
protecting the rights of homosexuals to marry.
Now, there are admittedly not enough state lawmakers who
would vote in favor of the most controversial and constitutionally offensive
amendments. What also must be admitted, however, is that the billions being
spent on this effort by the Left would likely buy seats for their
delegates at any special ratifying convention.
No one, no matter how heavily invested in the cause of the convention
of states (a phrase not found in Article V) can guarantee the outcome of a special
ratifying convention. In fact, in light of the lists of leftist groups found in
the con-con camp, the results of these conventions could be an outright scrapping of the Constitution written by the Founders
in favor of one more in line with the progressive ideologies of these Article V
convention advocates.
The mind boggles at the potential proposals that could come
out of a convention occupied by such radical enemies of the rule of law and republican
liberty.
Besides, another demonstrable fact of modern political life
is that George Soros and other globalists are spending billions to fund these
fringe groups and contemporary politicians — no matter how “conservative aren't
exactly known for their ability to resist hefty campaign contributions.
All those who are at this moment involved in the battle to
protect our Constitution should make particular mention of this provision of
Article V when confronting those of any political stripe who conveniently leave
it out of their propaganda.
At the next meeting featuring slick and comforting
presentations by the corps of convention of states” spokesmen, remember to
stand up and point out their constitutional contractions their syncope and the fact that adding and deleting words
from the Constitution is a tactic used by enemies of our Republic, not by those
sailing under the colors of the Constitution.
Source: Constitutional Contraction: Key Words Deleted by
Con-Con Supporters Written by Joe
Wolverton, II, J.D.
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Joe A. Wolverton, II, J.D. is a correspondent for The New
American and travels nationwide speaking on nullification, the Second
Amendment, the surveillance state, and other constitutional issues. Follow him
on Twitter@TNAJoeWolverton and he can be reached at jwolverton@thenewamerican.com.
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