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Saving the Constitution: unbeknownst to most people, ten years ago the United States nearly had its Constitution rewritten under the guise of bringing the federal government to heel.(THE NEW AMERICAN)(Cover Story)
Twenty years ago I was appointed to lead the Birch Society's effort to preserve the U.S. Constitution. My special assignment came on the brink of a federal constitutional convention (con-con). The Constitution provides for amendments to be initiated by a two-thirds vote of Congress, or by a convention called at the request of two-thirds of the state legislatures. All 27 constitutional amendments adopted up to this time were initiated by Congress. No con-con has been held since 1787, when a new Constitution was drafted to replace the Articles of Confederation.
In 1985, the United States was just two states short of the magic number needed to trigger a con-con. We ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Saving the Constitution: unbeknownst to most people, ten years ago...