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Credits to the advocate from my area who originally posted this:

The John Birch Society State calls for a constitutional convention or con-con are getting dangerously close to the 34 states that are required to force Congress to call such a convention. For those unaware, a constitutional convention is a method of amending the Constitution. In fact, it’s one of two methods the Founding Fathers put in Article V of the Constitution. Simply put, the convention method originates in the states, while the other method originates in Congress. Read more on what a con-con is here.

While some may think a constitutional convention sounds good, it is actually very dangerous for America. Especially considering the present state of the nation, there are many dangers to consider before taking such a risky step as convening an Article V convention.

The danger starts with the convention delegates. How would the delegates be chosen? The Constitution is silent on this and with the current conditions of today, what special interest agendas would be represented? We have politicians who have helped create this mess, so the delegate selection process could easily be manipulated to ensure that special interests were well represented.

Another question we have to ponder is, is the Constitution the problem, or is it the politicians who are not obeying the Constitution? Congress has a horrible approval rating with the American people, largely because of the influence of special interests, and yet this is the body that would “call a Convention.”

Article V also allows Congress to send proposed amendments for ratification to either state legislatures or special state conventions. Therefore Congress has the option to bypass state legislatures completely during the ratification process for proposed amendments.

Lastly, out of all the previously listed dangers of a constitutional convention, a “runaway” convention poses the greatest danger. There is no exact definition for a “runaway” convention; however, most refer to it as a convention that acts beyond its intended scope, much like the first Constitutional Convention.

Such a convention may greatly alter any proposed single amendment, propose an unlimited number of additional amendments, or draft a totally new constitution with a new ratification procedure. That’s why it would be so dangerous and unwise to hold an Article V constitutional convention at this time of great political turmoil.

Rather than trying to rein in Big Government by altering the Constitution with Article V, citizens and lawmakers should be reining in Big Government by enforcing the Constitution with Article VI. Whenever the federal government passes unconstitutional acts, it is up to the states to intervene and defend the Constitution. State and local officials, in keeping with their oath to the Constitution, are to ignore such acts and only enforce those that are actually made in pursuance of the Constitution.

Article VI requires that both federal and state government officials take an oath to support the Constitution. That oath requires them to safeguard the Constitution, the states, and the people they serve by declaring unconstitutional laws null and void in their specific area of responsibility.

To ensure that Article VI is applied, elected officials must be held accountable by we the people. They must take their oath of office seriously and abide by it. If they do not, the electorate has a duty to replace them. This is why we recommend Article VI, rather than Article V in order to rein in the federal government. What You Can Do To Help! Visit out ACT NOW section at JBS.org to see current Con-Con legislation in your state. Work with individuals to stop new Article V convention applications and to rescind already passed applications. Use Article VI to hold your elected officials accountable to the Constitution.

Credits to the advocate from my area who originally posted this: The John Birch Society State calls for a constitutional convention or con-con are getting dangerously close to the 34 states that are required to force Congress to call such a convention. For those unaware, a constitutional convention is a method of amending the Constitution. In fact, it’s one of two methods the Founding Fathers put in Article V of the Constitution. Simply put, the convention method originates in the states, while the other method originates in Congress. Read more on what a con-con is here. While some may think a constitutional convention sounds good, it is actually very dangerous for America. Especially considering the present state of the nation, there are many dangers to consider before taking such a risky step as convening an Article V convention. The danger starts with the convention delegates. How would the delegates be chosen? The Constitution is silent on this and with the current conditions of today, what special interest agendas would be represented? We have politicians who have helped create this mess, so the delegate selection process could easily be manipulated to ensure that special interests were well represented. Another question we have to ponder is, is the Constitution the problem, or is it the politicians who are not obeying the Constitution? Congress has a horrible approval rating with the American people, largely because of the influence of special interests, and yet this is the body that would “call a Convention.” Article V also allows Congress to send proposed amendments for ratification to either state legislatures or special state conventions. Therefore Congress has the option to bypass state legislatures completely during the ratification process for proposed amendments. Lastly, out of all the previously listed dangers of a constitutional convention, a “runaway” convention poses the greatest danger. There is no exact definition for a “runaway” convention; however, most refer to it as a convention that acts beyond its intended scope, much like the first Constitutional Convention. Such a convention may greatly alter any proposed single amendment, propose an unlimited number of additional amendments, or draft a totally new constitution with a new ratification procedure. That’s why it would be so dangerous and unwise to hold an Article V constitutional convention at this time of great political turmoil. Rather than trying to rein in Big Government by altering the Constitution with Article V, citizens and lawmakers should be reining in Big Government by enforcing the Constitution with Article VI. Whenever the federal government passes unconstitutional acts, it is up to the states to intervene and defend the Constitution. State and local officials, in keeping with their oath to the Constitution, are to ignore such acts and only enforce those that are actually made in pursuance of the Constitution. Article VI requires that both federal and state government officials take an oath to support the Constitution. That oath requires them to safeguard the Constitution, the states, and the people they serve by declaring unconstitutional laws null and void in their specific area of responsibility. To ensure that Article VI is applied, elected officials must be held accountable by we the people. They must take their oath of office seriously and abide by it. If they do not, the electorate has a duty to replace them. This is why we recommend Article VI, rather than Article V in order to rein in the federal government. What You Can Do To Help! Visit out ACT NOW section at JBS.org to see current Con-Con legislation in your state. Work with individuals to stop new Article V convention applications and to rescind already passed applications. Use Article VI to hold your elected officials accountable to the Constitution.

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This is about ten steps ahead of where we are right now. Action can and should be taken, make no mistake, but it requires a ramp up to this point.

The only plausible “peaceful” path that seems to remain:

First, localities must be secured: townships, cities, counties, then states - from school boards to sheriffs, to city councils, state legislatures, and eventually governorships. This will take a couple of smaller election cycles at minimum. Simultaneously, there must be an effort to educate and “propagandize” about the urgency of the situation.

Once the localities are secured and the populations properly ideologically aligned within those localities, another two-pronged approach will be to move higher up the food chain: nullification and a “leapfrog” of locals into the US House and Senate. State laws would need changed via state constitutions to grant the governors and legislatures the power to immediately remove and replace their members of Congress at will. Nullification would mean the active rejection of federal mandates and guidelines on a state by state basis, as called for by both Jefferson and James Madison. And the “leapfrog” approach would mean that once the localities are ideologically sound and elections are properly secured against fraud and interference (meaning harsh penalties up to and including death for the treasonous act of election fraud), then those at the local level (below the Governor and other statewide offices), would jump from the state legislatures to US Congress.

At this point, securing 2/3 of Congress and the necessary 34 states for the constitutional convention would also have the benefit of likely holding enough electoral votes to virtually guarantee the White House. However, acquiring the White House is not an end, only a triage, a means of stopping the bleeding while the constitutional convention drastically alters the nation’s political landscape permanently to force: sound currency, enshrinement of rights to life, liberty and property, officially broadening the legal terms of treason to include immigration flooding, election tampering, and foreign control of the economy, among others, and the hardline establishment of homosexuality and other perversions as mental illness which would result in becoming ineligible for holding office, government jobs, or any unsupervised access to minors, at minimum - and possible institutionalization until cured.

This is only a basic outline, and I’m sure has some flaws, but it is the only remaining path I can see forward without open war.

This is about ten steps ahead of where we are right now. Action can and should be taken, make no mistake, but it requires a ramp up to this point. The only plausible “peaceful” path that seems to remain: First, localities must be secured: townships, cities, counties, then states - from school boards to sheriffs, to city councils, state legislatures, and eventually governorships. This will take a couple of smaller election cycles at minimum. Simultaneously, there must be an effort to educate and “propagandize” about the urgency of the situation. Once the localities are secured and the populations properly ideologically aligned within those localities, another two-pronged approach will be to move higher up the food chain: nullification and a “leapfrog” of locals into the US House and Senate. State laws would need changed via state constitutions to grant the governors and legislatures the power to immediately remove and replace their members of Congress at will. Nullification would mean the active rejection of federal mandates and guidelines on a state by state basis, as called for by both Jefferson and James Madison. And the “leapfrog” approach would mean that once the localities are ideologically sound and elections are properly secured against fraud and interference (meaning harsh penalties up to and including death for the treasonous act of election fraud), then those at the local level (below the Governor and other statewide offices), would jump from the state legislatures to US Congress. At this point, securing 2/3 of Congress and the necessary 34 states for the constitutional convention would also have the benefit of likely holding enough electoral votes to virtually guarantee the White House. However, acquiring the White House is not an end, only a triage, a means of stopping the bleeding while the constitutional convention drastically alters the nation’s political landscape permanently to force: sound currency, enshrinement of rights to life, liberty and property, officially broadening the legal terms of treason to include immigration flooding, election tampering, and foreign control of the economy, among others, and the hardline establishment of homosexuality and other perversions as mental illness which would result in becoming ineligible for holding office, government jobs, or any unsupervised access to minors, at minimum - and possible institutionalization until cured. This is only a basic outline, and I’m sure has some flaws, but it is the only remaining path I can see forward without open war.

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