tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post6535694283053397120..comments2023-09-11T02:30:21.736-07:00Comments on Just a Man with his Thoughts: A Need of a Constitutional Convention?The Griperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-78928566159840061772010-08-04T20:59:08.851-07:002010-08-04T20:59:08.851-07:00Convention USA is an interactive virtual Article V...Convention USA is an interactive virtual Article V constitutional convention on the Internet. All you folks who have opinions about what the constitution should or should not say are welcome to join us. It's time to stop just griping about our government. It's time to take action. www.conventionusa.org.Judge Brennanhttp://www.judgebrennan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-43542304544588533542009-02-15T22:24:00.000-08:002009-02-15T22:24:00.000-08:00if you ever notice Word, the only time they show c...if you ever notice Word, the only time they show concern about the Constitution is when they are questioning nominees to the Court. the questioning, more than likely, will center around ideological principles rather than Constitutional principles. this only affirms that, to politicians, ideology trumps the Constitution in how this nation is ruled.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-48423926616359604242009-02-15T20:44:00.000-08:002009-02-15T20:44:00.000-08:00what we need is consistency in government not prom...<I>what we need is consistency in government not promises that can't and won't be kept, Bob. each and every member of government takes an oath to abide by the Constitution, yet very few even try to keep that oath.</I><BR/><BR/>When an oath is sworn to defend the Constitution of the U.S., perhaps it should also be a requirement that the individual has proven himself to have read it? UnderstandingThe WordSmith from Nantuckethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15937868119894243815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-59943661869175546862009-02-10T03:29:00.000-08:002009-02-10T03:29:00.000-08:00i agree with you BB, it is a good Constitution but...i agree with you BB, it is a good Constitution but so was the Articles of Confederation a very good Constitution. the problem is not in the Constitution itself but in abiding by its principles. <BR/><BR/>when the needs of society or someone's perception of that need is the determinant of how it is to be read and interpreted, that in itself guarantees it will not be followed as it was meant to beThe Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-59564717541951293762009-02-09T18:48:00.000-08:002009-02-09T18:48:00.000-08:00After reviewing all the constitutions of every cou...After reviewing all the constitutions of every country in the <A HREF="http://confinder.richmond.edu/" REL="nofollow">world</A> I find that ours is<BR/>pretty good. (Just kidding, I ran out of steam by the time I got to<BR/>Bhutan!)BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168862935045755393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-13110435708830785252009-02-06T18:25:00.000-08:002009-02-06T18:25:00.000-08:00you're right, karen, the amendment process was put...you're right, karen, the amendment process was put in to address new issues/concerns not addressed already. we are speaking of old issues that it does address but is rendered useless now.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-84943769562475114492009-02-06T16:23:00.000-08:002009-02-06T16:23:00.000-08:00I agree with most of what you write here, Griper, ...I agree with most of what you write here, Griper, except for rewriting the Constitution-- the amendment process is supposed to address new issues/concerns that the Constitution doesn't mention.<BR/><BR/>The problem isn't the Constitution-- it's the self-serving, incompetent members of Congress and the activist judges who ignore it. And it's us for not kicking their @$es out.Karen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595488513595951006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-7982351557683479392009-02-06T10:52:00.000-08:002009-02-06T10:52:00.000-08:00what we need is consistency in government not prom...what we need is consistency in government not promises that can't and won't be kept, Bob. each and every member of government takes an oath to abide by the Constitution, yet very few even try to keep that oath.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-26536054360885280862009-02-06T10:46:00.000-08:002009-02-06T10:46:00.000-08:00what value would amendments have if the Constituti...what value would amendments have if the Constitution has already been made useless by government not abiding by them now? and if we could trust that politicians could write an amendment that would be abided by then why can't we trust them to give us a new Constitution that would be abided by as the founding fathers tried to do when they rewrote it?The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-23934520104179832422009-02-06T10:40:00.000-08:002009-02-06T10:40:00.000-08:00we are in need of a new congress!we are in need of a new congress!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-30037902220826461532009-02-06T06:12:00.000-08:002009-02-06T06:12:00.000-08:00I don't trust today's politicians to rewrite it ei...I don't trust today's politicians to rewrite it either, Griper, not politicians on either side of the aisle. I think any changes felt necessary because of the changing times should be done through amendments too.Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540710405153666843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-59959733216496658552009-02-06T05:35:00.000-08:002009-02-06T05:35:00.000-08:00The Founders fully anticipated that we would have ...The Founders fully anticipated that we would have to amend (not rewrite) the Constitution. The real scandal is that Congress has refused to obey Article V that gives us the right to a convention of state delegates to consider proposals for amendments (that still must be ratified by 3/4 of states). There is only one national, nonpartisan group with the goal of making Congress give us a statusquobusterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06952233295200791918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-51790923928317434532009-02-06T00:30:00.000-08:002009-02-06T00:30:00.000-08:00one problem with your solution, AA. if we cannot t...one problem with your solution, AA. if we cannot trust the politicians to rewrite it, how can we trust them to take us back where it requires us to be? i also can't see the average citizen prepared to accept the consequences of it either. think of all the things that the citizen would have to give up in order for us to get to that mode of government that the Constitution requires it to be.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-85720454735703165982009-02-05T23:33:00.000-08:002009-02-05T23:33:00.000-08:00Griper, I have to take issue with you on this one....Griper, I have to take issue with you on this one. I would much rather maintain the status quo and work to get back to where the constitution requires we be than to trust today's politicians to rewrite it. Can you just imagine what we would end up with? I can guarantee it would not be recognizable.Average Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211406136371011324noreply@blogger.com