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*Justice Scalia called this a "horrible idea" at a public event less than a year before he passed away. | *Justice Scalia called this a "horrible idea" at a public event less than a year before he passed away. | ||
Revision as of 19:04, 25 December 2016
Here are several of the best arguments against a Convention of States, to defeat the enemies of the Constitution who seek a constitutional convention to change it:
- Justice Scalia called this a "horrible idea" at a public event less than a year before he passed away.
- Phyllis Schlafly completely opposed a Con Con and Convention of States.
- a vote for a Convention of States would be a vote against the conservative Republican national platform, which emphatically rejected this.
- a vote for a Convention of States would enable liberals to repeal the Electoral College.
- a vote for a Convention of States would open the door to repealing the Second Amendment.
- a vote for a Convention of States would facilitate a new constitutional right to taxpayer-funded abortion.
- only Congress calls an Article V convention, and states should not be giving Congress more power.
- even supporters of a Convention of States have admitted that a a runaway convention could result.
- supporters of a Convention of States hide the secret agenda of their donors.
