by William (Bill) Campbell, Conner
The need for an Article 5 Convention of States has become so ingrained that the deficiency is accepted without question by many. It has become a National Legacy.
The erosion of the Spirit of the Constitution, its vitality, has been compromised by
the evolutional development of the Professional Politician. This circumstance has
acted to compromise the Constitution as those efforts previously addressing the
welfare of the Constitution, have been diverted to address the welfare of the Professional Politician.
The process of comfortable compromise continues, unabated, until the totality of the compromise is recognized when its goal is realized. Suddenly there is distress that
the collective compromise was allowed. But the high cost of correction is such that the change is accommodated in the interest of public welfare. After all, it was a minor matter and seemed of little consequence.
Meanwhile the Constitutional neglect increases unabated as protective mechanisms and boundaries are created and emplaced both to conceal the negative effect on the Constitution and the benefit realized by the Professional Politician. As the “political comfort zone” has increased so also has the increase in power that has resulted in a form of maturity in those particular positions.
The measure of the extent of those particular powers is made possible by the magnitude of the economic activity involved to retain it–and the rewards to those who contributed to it.
The promise of Citizen Government has been slowly but surely subverted by the reality
of greed in every respect. Existing government no longer functions for the betterment
of those who created it. The effort is expended instead to further expand the ability to increase their personal circumstance and increase their power base.
Those who labored, in every way, to visualize and construct the Constitution recognized the abundant need for a fail safe mechanism by which the citizens of the Republic could
take corrective action should the need arise.
The time is now. The need is here. The survival of the Republic is calling for it.
The time has come for an Article 5 Convention of States to Amend the Constitution.
Those who work diligently to prevent any such event are living proof of the need for it.
The Government must return to the concept of majority rule through a representative government if the Republic is to survive.
The government has lost the desire to respond effectively to the will of the majority while using the authority of office to deny public participation in every way available to it.
An Article 5 Convention of States to Amend the Constitution is not an option.
It is a requirement if the Republic is to survive the long term results of greed at work.
Tommy Johnson says
Montana almost voted for a Convention of States with quite a few other states. Then Manzella torpedoed it, again.
If you want term limits and a balanced budget amendment, we have to have a Convention of States. Please folks, read Article V of the US Constitution. It is actually brilliant.
Manzella, Daly and several others are members of the John Birch Society. Many years ago, the JBS ran a mock Convention of States and it went off the rails. It went bad because the JBS mick broke several rules that nullified what they were doing, and per Article V, would have ended in jail time if those mock state reps were in a real Convention.
They use this mick bastardization as the basis of they fear they generate around a Convention of States. They lie to all of us about it. They say that the Dems will use it to rewrite or abolish several of our Bill of Rights Amendments. THAT CANNOT HAPPEN. When a Convention of States is called, there is an agreed upon agenda. Any attempt deviate from the agreed upon agenda is a crime.
Manzella and her sycophants prefer nullification. Simply ignore what they don’t agree with from the federal government. Last time that happened we got the Civil War. They do not care what we want, they only care about their own positions and power.
If you want term limits and a balanced budget amendment, we have to have a Convention of States. Please folks, read Article V of the US Constitution. It is actually brilliant.