The Koch Brothers Want To Rewrite The Constitution. They May Succeed.

[turbinetree]

The Wisconsin Assembly votes Wednesday on whether to call for a convention to change the U.S. Constitution. While that in itself is surprising — the American people have never exercised their legally enshrined right to convene a new Constitutional convention — what’s more surprising is that pro-business groups with ties to the Koch brothers have pushed for similar legislation in more than 30 states, and they’ve been remarkably successful: A dozen states have passed bills calling for a convention that would produce an altered Constitution that would likely limit federal spending and power.



http://www.nationalmemo.com/koch-brothers-want-rewrite-constitution-may-succeed/



We the people really need to take back this country from the kleptocracy / plutocracy that is unfolding right before our eyes, and Wisconsin is a "good" place to start, and then Michigan

[Phoenix61]

1. Why do you think they have been pumping millions of dollars into state elections for years?

The dem party's all consuming focus on the federal government was a huge strategic failure.

[Iplayoneontv]

2. That's correct

It's part of why this mess now exists.

[BigmanPigman]

3. We are living in a very unsettling, dangerous environment

and most people don't even know or care.

[turbinetree]

4. The failure of the corporate media, ABC, NBC, CBS, and the cable channels, MSNBC, CNN

I don't even know if PBS is reporting this and doing an in depth reporting like on Frontline to expose this danger.