When I started this blog, I thought one important thing to do was get a copy of the Constitution. The name of my blog and what I wanted to address made it imperative to comment on political figures and potential laws. I did that thru Hillsdale College via a small donation.
Moving on. Article V of the Constitution says:
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 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
Now we have all been witness to the dysfunction going on in Congress. It is not the first time, it won’t be the last time. In fact it seems as though both Republicans and Democrats continue to devolve into a couple of warring factions of neanderthals, no offense to neanderthals!! They seem to forget about the will of the people. Now some of this dysfunction may be fixed come the 2020 election. I lean not, Political Action Committees, Lobbyists and in general, corruption will continue the quid pro quo in Washington D.C.
Here is my take, based on Article V, we the people have an out, a fix. We can take back the Government. The convention of States is our hope! We need 33 states to group together to end this madness. It would take 38 states to make an Amendment to the Constitution. How do we do this you may ask? We have more access to local elected officials than we do our representatives from the house or senate. We elect state officials that support this measure. This is your mandate. Overall, you see a more diverse elected group of folks at the state and local level than you do nationally. That group is usually more open to new ideas than our “esteemed” representatives and senators.
Think of the possibilities, Congressional term limits! Force the Government to balance the budget! Eliminate political action committees, lobbyists. Instead of Congress dictating when they work, we do. Give Congress a “no conflict of interest” clause. Get rid of the filibuster. Have a potential bill stand up on it’s own, not attached to other bills. You get the point, it’s up to us!!