http://conventionofthestates.com
Rick Roberts, now a talk show host on WBAP-AM in DFW, and a former (international) oil and gas attourney, has now given his endorsement to a Constitutional Convention, and will be educating and promoting it in his show. His guest Friday, 16 June, 2017 was former Senator of South Carolina Jim Demint(two terms) who also supports it. Jim was also a US House Representatives, was President of Heritage Foundation for many years, a leader in the 'Tea Party' movement, and supported Donald Trump for President. Jim was replaced as President of Heritage Foundation, in March of this year. He now heads up promoting a Constitutional Convention.
Takeaways:
1.) Basic Overview of process
2.) Not possible to have a 'runaway Convention'
3.) Current proposals being passed are for term limits, and balanced budget ammendment
4.) This is the only way to correct the current course of government, and in any way limit our government. Congress is not going to do it.
No written transcript available, or mp3/audio download - only 'boombox' audio podcast replay. Don't know how to 'store' that.
WBAP: http://www.wbap.com/rick-roberts/
Podcast of Rick-Demint: http://embeds.audioboom.com/publishing/playlist/v4?bg_fill_col=%23ecefef&boo_content_type=channel&data_for_content_type=4630333&image_option=small&link_color=%2358d1eb&player_theme=light&src=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.audioboom.com%2Fchannels%2F4630333%2Faudio_clips%3Finclude_child_channels%3D1#Senator%20Jim%20DeMint%20convention%20of%20states%20interview
On Jim and the Heritage Foundation: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/02/why-jim-demint-was-ousted-from-heritage-237876
My notes: I am not at all hopeful that even a Constitutional Convention can correct a damn thing.
Am still burned out from my examination of real fundamental changes that would be effective.
Other than 'term limits' (which is a very small fundamental, damn near trivial), don't feel that the current Convention of the States proposal(s) will accomplish diddly-squat.
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good ...
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