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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTexas Governor Greg Abbott reveals part of the long-term conservative plan for the United States
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/1/8/1467581/-Texas-Governor-Greg-Abbott-reveals-part-of-the-long-term-conservative-plan-for-the-United-StatesTexas governor Greg Abbott (R) revealed his plan today for a Constitutional Convention. The goal is to to amend the US Constitution and give states the power to overrule federal law or a Supreme Court decision.
Here is the list of Abbotts proposed amendments:
Prohibit Congress from regulating activity that occurs wholly within one State.
Require Congress to balance its budget.
Prohibit administrative agencies, and the un-elected bureaucrats that staff them, from creating federal law.
Prohibit administrative agencies, and the un-elected bureaucrats that staff them, from preempting state law.
Allow a two-thirds majority of the States to override a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
Require a seven-justice super-majority vote for U.S. Supreme Court decisions that invalidate a democratically enacted law.
Restore the balance of power between the federal and state governments by limiting the former to the powers expressly delegated to it in the Constitution.
Give state officials the power to sue in federal court when federal officials overstep their bounds.
Allow a two-thirds majority of the States to override a federal law or regulation.
Amending the US Constitution is challenging. To keep it in perspective:
Only 27 amendments have been ratified since 1789 ten of which happened very early with the Bill of Rights.
Six other amendments were adopted by Congress but failed to gain approval by the required number of states.
In all, nearly 12,000 amendments have been proposed to Congress
However, with nearly two-thirds of the state legislatures currently controlled by conservatives Governor Abbotts shot across the bow of the US Constitution is well worthy of our vigilance.
Here is the list of Abbotts proposed amendments:
Prohibit Congress from regulating activity that occurs wholly within one State.
Require Congress to balance its budget.
Prohibit administrative agencies, and the un-elected bureaucrats that staff them, from creating federal law.
Prohibit administrative agencies, and the un-elected bureaucrats that staff them, from preempting state law.
Allow a two-thirds majority of the States to override a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
Require a seven-justice super-majority vote for U.S. Supreme Court decisions that invalidate a democratically enacted law.
Restore the balance of power between the federal and state governments by limiting the former to the powers expressly delegated to it in the Constitution.
Give state officials the power to sue in federal court when federal officials overstep their bounds.
Allow a two-thirds majority of the States to override a federal law or regulation.
Amending the US Constitution is challenging. To keep it in perspective:
Only 27 amendments have been ratified since 1789 ten of which happened very early with the Bill of Rights.
Six other amendments were adopted by Congress but failed to gain approval by the required number of states.
In all, nearly 12,000 amendments have been proposed to Congress
However, with nearly two-thirds of the state legislatures currently controlled by conservatives Governor Abbotts shot across the bow of the US Constitution is well worthy of our vigilance.
Allow a two-thirds majority of the States to override a federal law or regulation.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott reveals part of the long-term conservative plan for the United States (Original Post)
KamaAina
Jul 2016
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roamer65
(36,748 posts)1. Not going to happen.
Constitutional convention - End of the Republic.
4lbs
(6,868 posts)2. LOL. Yeah, sure. It is an exercise in futility. He would have a better chance of
catching a unicorn.
The requirements for a new amendment to the Constitution make it only possible if the vast majority of country wants it.
He obviously doesn't know the rules.
ronnie624
(5,764 posts)3. "balance" the budget
They simply cannot grasp the depth of their ignorance.
Rex
(65,616 posts)4. My governor is an idiot, and his LT is a moron.
Wasting time and money on stupid bullshit, while cutting every social safety net he can get a hold of. Fuck him.
Fuck Greg Abbott, fuck Dan Patrick, and the horse they rode in on.
Monk06
(7,675 posts)6. Do not do the brown acid !
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)7. Abbott makes Rick Perry look like a genius.
Hard to believe that out of our last three governors, George was the smart one.
jpak
(41,761 posts)8. Build a Wall - make Trump pay for it
yup
Javaman
(62,534 posts)10. abbott, my governor, is on crack. nt