Dont let Ohio roll the dice with the Constitution On Tuesday, November 19, Ohio Rep. Mike Dovilla will chair a meeting of the House Committee on Policy and Legislative Oversight. Up for final reading will be a Joint Resolution to request, on behalf of the State of Ohio, the convening of a federal Constitutional Convention. Under Title V of the U.S. Constitution, a Constitutional Convention shall be called to consider changes to the Constitution if two-thirds (or 34) of the 50 states make the request. The purpose of a Constititional Convention, under the Title V of the Constitution, is to proposing amendments to the Constitution. This has never been done since the original Constitution Convention. That is because once a Constitutional Convention is convened, all bets are off. Any conceivable change can be made to the Constitution. That means the First Amendment (free speech, free press, free religion) can be changed. The right to bear arms could be eliminated. Protections against illegal seach and seizure, which are already violated daily, could be gone. Our Ohio legislators may have good intentions. They want a Constitutional Convention to propose a Balanced Budget Amendment which would stop the federal government from spending more money than it has. What our state legislators dont seem to understand is that once a convention is convened, it cannot be limited to the proposal they support. Constitutional scholars, have confirmed that no guarantees are in place to prevent a Constitutional Convention from being a free for all. Advocates of a Constitutional Convention argue that it is unlikely that sinister proposals, such as the altering of the Second Amendment would be adopted, since three-fourths of the states (38) would have to approve any proposal made at a convention. Are you willing to roll the dice on your own freedom? Ohios resolution contains an absurd provision that says that in the event of a Constitutional Convention, Ohios delegates may ONLY vote on and discuss the Balanced Budget Amendment. This provision is NOT enforceable within a Constitutional Convention. Also, once a Convention is convened, the other state delegations can move on any proposed amendments they choose to, whether Ohio participates or not. Keep in mind that a Constitutional Convention is not necessary to amend the Constitution. All amendments over the years have been safely done by the passage of specific proposals by two-thirds of both the Federal House and the Senate. A Constitutional Convention is unnecessary and potentially dangerous. This Resolution, (SJR5) already has passed the Ohio Senate. It is up to the Ohio House and Gov. Kasich, who already has expressed his support for it, to add Ohio to those states who are willing to roll the dice on your freedom. If you live in Ohio, and you agree with me that a Constitutional Convention is not in the best interest of the American people, please consider contacting your state representative. Thirty states have already called for a Article V convention for purposes of passing a Balanced Budget Amendment. Fortunately, once legislators understood the potential consequences of what they were asking for, 13 of those states have since rescinded their applications. ohiohouse.gov/members/member-directory
Posted on: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 14:39:19 +0000
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