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TX: Abbott Calls on States to Amend U.S. Constitution
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In a fresh — but long shot — assertion of states’ rights, Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday called for a convention of U.S. states to pass nine new amendments to the U.S. Constitution, measures meant to limit the powers of the federal government.
The amendments would require a balanced U.S. budget and prohibit Congress from regulating any activity “that occurs wholly within one state,” a category some conservatives say includes gun use and marriage. The amendments would also allow states to override federal laws or U.S. Supreme Court decisions if two-thirds of them disagreed and require a seven-justice supermajority for U.S. Supreme Court decisions that invalidate any law passed by state or federal legislators. |
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mickey
(1/9/2016)
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What? You want to make it HARDER for SCOTUS to find anti-freedom laws unconstitutional?
Where would Dick Heller have been if 6 out of 9 was considered a loss for the public, and 3 out of 9 was considered a win for the tyrants? |
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