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jodymarie aimee

(3,975 posts)
Tue Nov 22, 2016, 04:51 PM Nov 2016

One more state goes Red next year they can call constitutional convention and rip apart Constitution

Last week on Thom Hartmann he said next year if the Rs take one more state bringing it to 34, they can have a constitutional convention and rewrite the constitution. Taking out the good parts like peoples welfare and freedom of the press. I asked a local poly sci Professor about this. He kind of poo poo-ed it saying it can happen but has never happened before. I said but we have never had a president Trump before. Doesn't he think that is what the Rs are after.....no answer. I ended by saying We live in Wisconsin, what Walker has done to WI the Rs will now do to the entire country. They don't know this, we do. Local WI media protected Walker. I can only hope the national press media, I cannot count on the television machine to do this, WILL. As you see they are obsessed with Hamilton, and Ivanka hawking her $10Grand bracelet she wore on tv, etc....Trump is tweetering again, so they are following that smokescreen. PAY ATTENTION AMERICANS. We could end up a 3rd world country with a ripped apart Constitution. Damn terrifying.

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One more state goes Red next year they can call constitutional convention and rip apart Constitution (Original Post) jodymarie aimee Nov 2016 OP
I read this on Twitter last week ellie Nov 2016 #1
That's the plan malaise Nov 2016 #2
I heard him talking about that get the red out Nov 2016 #3
can you define "take one more state"? BamaRefugee Nov 2016 #4
What Can We Begin To Do Today To Prevent That From Happening?..... global1 Nov 2016 #5
34 states does little for them SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2016 #6
Now that they are in charge, statehouses will likely start swinging back the other way as well. Ace Rothstein Nov 2016 #7
And i was feeling bad before. --nt CrispyQ Nov 2016 #8
Here is a link which does a good job explaining it Kilgore Nov 2016 #9

BamaRefugee

(3,483 posts)
4. can you define "take one more state"?
Tue Nov 22, 2016, 05:06 PM
Nov 2016

Is it if they win governor, Senate, House, what is it exactly that they "take"?
TIA

global1

(25,253 posts)
5. What Can We Begin To Do Today To Prevent That From Happening?.....
Tue Nov 22, 2016, 05:11 PM
Nov 2016

How can we turn some of the Red States back to blue and prevent any additional Blue states from going Red.

We need to start that today and not wait around till next year.

Also - this may have been mentioned on Thom Hartmann's show - but this needs to be communicated to the American People broadly with all the implications and dangers. This all has to happen sooner rather than later - lest we get taken by surprise again like we were a couple of Tuesdays ago.

Kilgore

(1,733 posts)
9. Here is a link which does a good job explaining it
Tue Nov 22, 2016, 06:09 PM
Nov 2016

www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/the-fix/wp/2016/11/16/no-republicans-dont-control-enough-states-to-change-the-constitution-but-its-close/

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