From: "Douglas L. Peterson" <fnorky@chisp.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1998 08:54:36 +0800
To: Jim Choate <cypherpunks@Algebra.COM>
Subject: Re: How to reign the federal government in... (fwd)
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Jim Choate wrote:
> 
> Forwarded message:
> 
> > Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 22:53:06 +0000
> > From: "Douglas L. Peterson" <fnorky@chisp.net>
> > Subject: Re: How to reign the federal government in...
> 
> > As per Article V, two thirds of the States can call a Convention to
> > propose Amendments. I believe this would be 33 of our current 50 states.
> > Territories and other holding would have no say in this.  At this point,
> > if three fourths of the states agree to any proposed Amendments, it becomes
> > the law of the land.
> >
> > We only need two thirds of the States to start the process, but this
> > must be done by their Legislatures.
> 
> Which is exactly what I said. The goal of the party would be to get proposed
> amendments on the floor each state legislature for vote.
[snip]
> > > What is needed is a political party that has a representative site in each
> > > state capital. Their job is to get proposed amendments to the Constitution
> > > on the floor of each body for vote.
> >
> > Actually, it would not be to get the proposed amendments on the floor. You
> > would be putting the proposal for a Convention to amend the Constitution
> > on the floor.  In addition, depending on the State, the party would likely
> > need to have a member elected to that States Legislature.
> 
> Actualy it is. The Convention is only to create the amendment, the actual
> vote takes place in the state legislatures, not the convention.
> 

The actual vote takes place in the state legislatures AFTER the
convention.
The party would need to work for the convention or the proposed
amendments
would never get the the state legislatures.

-Doug
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