A Convention of the States to Amend the Constitution
May 8, 2017
I missed this important news 8 months ago. A simulated constitutional convention convened by the states took place: “Delegations, consisting primarily of state legislators, from all 50 states gathered in Colonial Williamsburg with the intent to rein in the federal government’s abuse of power. An assembly of 137 delegates representing every state quietly convened in a simulation that, when convened officially, could effectively strip Washington of its purloined power overnight.”
It’s a great idea! I endorsed it in 2008 in an article about why we should dissolve the federal government and how it might be done constitutionally.
Michael S. Rozeff [send him mail] is a retired Professor of Finance living in East Amherst, New York. He is the author of the free e-book Essays on American Empire: Liberty vs. Domination and the free e-book The U.S. Constitution and Money: Corruption and Decline.
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