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shraby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-22-11 11:16 PM
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4. I think it would be a dangerous step to take with all the
nutjobs in positions of power. The way it constitution is amended now is good enough to keep shit from coming down on our heads by the bucketful.
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  -Constitutional Convention, anyone? Literate Dragon  Sep-22-11 10:53 PM   #0 
  - I've been saying we need a Constitutional Convention for years and decades,  MadHound   Sep-22-11 10:54 PM   #1 
  - Normally, I'd agree  Literate Dragon   Sep-22-11 11:02 PM   #2 
  - Well, it's debatable about how well those institutions were working back then,  MadHound   Sep-22-11 11:06 PM   #3 
  - It is all about managing risk  status quo buster   Sep-23-11 08:38 AM   #14 
  - A far easier, doable solution: Ban the republican Party  BanTheGOP   Sep-23-11 10:28 PM   #15 
  - I think it would be a dangerous step to take with all the  shraby   Sep-22-11 11:16 PM   #4 
  - The advantage of the convention method  Literate Dragon   Sep-22-11 11:24 PM   #5 
  - NO! We'd never get as good a deal on religion.  PurityOfEssence   Sep-22-11 11:28 PM   #6 
  - Why wouldn't we?  Literate Dragon   Sep-22-11 11:43 PM   #7 
  - Wouldn't the rich and powerful be the ones states send to a Constitutional convention?  RickFromMN   Sep-23-11 03:18 AM   #8 
  - The possibility of abuse is too great ...  Trajan   Sep-23-11 03:21 AM   #9 
  - GAK!!!  Are_grits_groceries   Sep-23-11 06:35 AM   #10 
  - Likely, a constitutional convention would lead to the US dissolving like the Soviet Union did.  Selatius   Sep-23-11 06:48 AM   #11 
  - This is an idea that is dearly loved by the tea party folks.  MineralMan   Sep-23-11 08:16 AM   #12 
  - Once again, everyone needs to remember  Literate Dragon   Sep-23-11 08:35 AM   #13 
 

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