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RECLAIMING AMERICA
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The most promising and exciting Constitutional strategy in our lifetime!
Flawed Arguments about Convened Conventions and State Legislative Authority!
Founder’s Never Surrendered State Sovereignty when Adopting Constitution.
STATES RIGHTS AMENDMENT
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DELEGATE RESOLUTIONS
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“SINGLE ISSUE” AMENDMENT CONVENTIONS - Contrary to popular arguments by students of the Constitution a Convention Called for by State Legislatures can be safe, predictable and successful. Article V of the U.S. Constitution allows State Legislatures to Call on Congress to convene a Convention ONLY for proposing Amendments, not to usurp the authority of the Constitution. Under Article V, Constitutional “Open” Conventions are prohibited. When Congress, the Courts or Executive Branch refuse to address an egregious wrong suffered by the people, the Constitution empowers State Legislatures to Amend the Constitution independent of Federal authority. This was the Founders’ way to protect States Rights. Article V is the enforcement clause in the Constitution to assure that the people’s Rights and States Rights in Articles 9 and 10 are not violated.
The Delegates sent by State Legislatures to a Convention are Ambassadors of their States - they are not independent agents as some have foolishly argued. Even the delegates at the Constitutional Convention were Ambassadors of their State Legislatures. As the proceedings at the Convention went forward the Founders were receiving directions from their Legislatures for addressing Federal authority and State Sovereignty. As the draft for the Constitution was finished, the State legislatures demanded, through their delegates, that the first order of business for the first Congress under the new Constitution must be to send back to the States Amendments that will protect individual liberties and freedoms. The first Congress did just that and today we have the Bill of Rights that protects all Americans from an abusive government. Had the first Congress not done this the States could have withdrawn their conditional ratifications and remain under the Articles of Confederation. The State Legislatures, not delegates sent to the Convention, hold sovereign authority. This is the same sovereignty that they enjoyed under the Articles of Confederation which required unanimous consent by the Colonies in order to amend the Articles. When they ratified the Constitution they changed unanimous consent under the Articles to ¾’s of the States to amend the new Constitution. The sovereignty they enjoyed earlier was transferred into the Constitution.
If the Founders had omitted the option for State Legislatures to Call for Conventions under Article V, it is very doubtful that the new Constitution would have been ratified by the States. Why would the Founders allow the States to Call for a Convention for the purpose of proposing Amendments that would first require the approval of Congress, or the Courts, or the Executive Branch. This is preposterous! The States did not abdicate their sovereign authority in Article V. They simply agreed to change the requirement for ratification of any proposed Amendment to ¾’s of the States.
Delegate Resolutions are the documents that each State Legislature adopts to govern the conduct of their delegates at the Convention. Each State authorizes a similar but independent document that prevents possible violations of prohibitions in Article 1, Section 10 that limits Interstate Agreements between the States. When 26 State Legislatures pass Delegate Resolutions the deliberations at the convened Convention are safe, predictable and successful. Even the pre-approved text of the proposed Amendment that the delegates will vote on is included in the Delegate Resolution.
STATE LEGISLATURES are the final arbiters in all Constitutional matters. If they allow Congress, or the Courts, or the Executive Branch (Federal or State) to define their authority, they will be abdicating their sovereignty. They will not get it back. To protect their sovereignty State legislatures must adopt “Single Issue” Amendment Conventions as the only strategy that will peacefully allow them to restore our Constitution.
The States can reclaim the economic and moral high ground in America. We can reclaim our economy and Constitutional heritage through "Single Issue" Amendment Conventions one grievance at a time.
ISBN: 978-0-9723007-4-2 Charles Kacprowicz
(soft cvr, 318 pgs, © 2010) National Director
LCCN: 2010923999 Author/Teacher
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