Comments for Constitutional Convention: Term Limits and Right to Referendum at http://www.rightsidenews.com , comment 1 to 5 out of 5 comments http://www.rightsidenews.com Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:36:59 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.rightsidenews.com/200904234490/culture-wars/constitutional-convention-term-limits-and-right-to-referendum.html#comment-3613 Although I am very much behind the need for the aforementioned ammendments, now is not the time to hold such a convention. The previous con con (Constitutional Convention) was call to ammend the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution was created. The con con attendees could propose their own agenda and rules. With the current liberal administration, Congress, ACORN, Apollo Alliance, SEIU, etc., the convention could be packed, and the entire Constitution could be scrappped in favor of a centralized, socialist government. Be [b]very careful[/b] of what you request. - Susan Stanton Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:43:54 +0100 http://www.rightsidenews.com/200904234490/culture-wars/constitutional-convention-term-limits-and-right-to-referendum.html#comment-2224 My understanding that 34 states must ratify the same artlcle application for a Constitutional Convention to be held. The closest one is the Balance Budget Amendment and that is what I counted for my statistics. The arguement I have read concerns the States that have voted to ratify this Amendment (32 to date) with Ohio shelving the matter while 10 States recinded their prior votes. The legal issue is whether those States that recinded their votes actually do count and as soon as the 34th State ratifies the Call for a Balance Budget amendment a Constitutional Convention can be called were any new amendments can be considered by a 3/4 state majority. I question your facts since 740 applications would have initiated a Supreme Court legal challenge against Congress by some organization or State. However, to my knowledge this has not been attempted. Why? - William A Holscher Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:33:52 +0100 http://www.rightsidenews.com/200904234490/culture-wars/constitutional-convention-term-limits-and-right-to-referendum.html#comment-2219 As to the use of the Article V convention option to propose constitutional amendments, nearly everyone is terribly ignorant of all the facts. There have been over 750 applications from all 50 states for a convention, much more than the required 2/3, BUT Congress has refused to obey the Constitution. Learn all the facts at www.foavc.org and join the mission of Friends of the Article V Convention to make Congress obey the supreme law and give us the first Article V convention. Our nonpartisan group does not advocate for any specific amendments. - Joel Hirschhorn Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:23:00 +0100 http://www.rightsidenews.com/200904234490/culture-wars/constitutional-convention-term-limits-and-right-to-referendum.html#comment-2218 For the author's information, the states have already applied for the two issues he describes in Article V convention applications. The author is incorrect as to his figures describing how many states have applied for an Article V convention. The fact is all 50 states have submitted over 750 applications for an Article V Convention. These applications can be read at www.foavc.org. Thank you for your time. - Bill Walker Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:37:46 +0100 http://www.rightsidenews.com/200904234490/culture-wars/constitutional-convention-term-limits-and-right-to-referendum.html#comment-2217 The author should know that actually all 50 states have submitted over 750 applications for an Article V Convention, the correct term to use to describe a convention. The Constitution requires 34 applications from 34 states and therefore Congress must call. As to the two subjects he mentions. Both have already been asked for by the states as proposed amendments for the agenda of an Article V Convention. The texts of the applications may be read at www.foavc.org. Thank you for you time. - Bill Walker Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:11:33 +0100