[NV Greens] FW: It's Time for a National Constitutional Convention!! (Updated Version 6/6/05)

[charleslaws at att.net]

FYI: Call for Constitutional Convention

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CharlesLaws

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From: Eric Reinhardt <ericreinhardt2003 at yahoo.com>
To: info at nevadagreenparty.org
Subject: It's Time for a National Constitutional  Convention!! (Updated Version 6/6/05)
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 19:51:17 +0000
> Kindly review. Thank you.
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>    The following draft is in the process of being sent to state(not federal) 
> representatives and
> senators throughout the nation. If you find yourself in general agreement, 
> kindly forward to
> yours(faxes, office visits, and letters most effective)---constituents always 
> receive top priority!! :)  Any feedback you may have would also be appreciated. 
> Thank you.
>  
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> Sincerely,
>  
>                                                                                         
> Eric
>  
>    Greetings. Article V of the Constitution allows for a Constitutional 
> Convention if 2/3
> of the state legislatures vote to have one. All a Constitutional Convention does 
> is
> propose amendments which are then sent back to the state legislatures(or state 
> conventions)
> where 3/4 must sign off on them to become law.
>    An increasing number of individuals feel that the time has come for the 
> calling of such a Convention due to the federal government's:
>  
> 1) failure to uphold the Constitution and secure our borders from massive 
> illegal immigration; 
> 2) failure to forumulate a national energy policy aimed at decreasing our 
> dependence on foreign
>     oil;
> 3) failure to address the issue of job outsourcing which has led to the 
> deterioration of our
>     manurfacturing base in the U.S.;
> 4) failure to adequately administer the social security trust fund.
>  
>    Be that as it may, if such a Convention were to be called, the theme should 
> be Returning Power to the States. The following amendments should be proposed, 
> with the Bill of Rights being "off the table" as a prerequisite for a 
> Convention. The aim here is to restructure government to better serve the people 
> and the states, not eliminate freedoms:

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