First Presidential Debate 9/26/16 Thread

[ProVobis]

Except that such an amendment to the Constitution would never get through Congress and also get ratified. It would require a two-thirds vote from both the House and the Senate and then would need to be ratified by three fourths of the states. It just wouldn’t happen.

Actually Congress need not get involved.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_to_propose_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution

Barron’s just came up with one:

barrons.com/articles/forward-to-the-past-with-a-new-constitutional-convention-1475301021

 

[Thorolfr]

Actually Congress need not get involved.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_to_propose_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution

Barron’s just came up with one:

barrons.com/articles/forward-to-the-past-with-a-new-constitutional-convention-1475301021

And you think that the other option which has never been used would be successful:

A two-thirds (supermajority) vote of a national convention called by Congress at the request of the legislatures of at least two-thirds (at present 34) of the states. (This method has never been used.)

There aren’t 34 state legislatures that would vote for this option on this issue.

 

[ProVobis]

And you think that the other option which has never been used would be successful:

A two-thirds (supermajority) vote of a national convention called by Congress at the request of the legislatures of at least two-thirds (at present 34) of the states. (This method has never been used.)

There aren’t 34 state legislatures that would vote for this option on this issue.

No, they would have to include someone else in the amendment to make it more palatable to the “other” side.

 

[7_Sorrows]

Hillary has been a role model and a hero in my life for the last 3 decades in no small part because of this. She’s an amazing woman.

Like Michelle Obama said “if you can’t control your own house, you can’t control the White House.” - when she was campaigning for Barack in 2008.

 

[7_Sorrows]

Mr. Trump re-defined political nastiness during the Republican primary - constantly attacking other Conservative candidates (and anyone else he could get in his crosshairs) via boorish insults, immature tweets, constant name-calling and outright lies.

But now he’s too tender for the opposition’s campaign? Bahahahahahaha!!!

And Hillary wants to be seen as a tough, independent strong woman, but at the same time no one should bring up anything that might hurt her feelings - like Bill’s infidelities
or Benghazi or her emails. She is too elitist.

 

[Jeanne_S]

Hillary has been a role model and a hero in my life for the last 3 decades in no small part because of this. She’s an amazing woman.

Ohhh I’m so sorry to hear that…