tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471547089086438321.post1582739336652313926..comments2024-03-28T14:27:46.549-07:00Comments on The Federalist: Mark Levin - The Liberty AmendmentsGaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879366155439374458noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471547089086438321.post-12407634614596653092013-12-10T06:43:59.085-08:002013-12-10T06:43:59.085-08:00Thank you so much for the post. We must simply ag...Thank you so much for the post. We must simply agree to disagree.<br /><br />I don't like game playing. If you are calling a convention about the Constitution then it is a Constitutional Convention.<br /><br />I don't have a problem with a convention, but if the politicians do not obey the Constitution now why would they obey an amended Constitution?<br /><br />Term limits in California did noting to stop corruption, shakedowns of businesses for political cash or the march of big government. Levin is putting his faith in a system that failed.<br /><br />I have blogged repeatedly about election reform that removes big money from House races and allows the average person to run for office. This reform could be enacted by a simple majority vote of the House.<br /><br />CONSTITUTION - ARTICLE ONE; SECTION TWO<br /><br />"The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, . . . "<br /><br />The current monster super-sized House districts of 700,000 people require endless corrupt campaign cash. Only a return to small House seats will bring back anything like a democracy.<br /><br />As say "John Roberts." Again, Levin is totally wrong by eliminating lifetime appointments to the courts. The Founders WANTED the courts to be as insulated as possible from politics.<br /><br />Under term limits a judge gets appointed at age 45 for an 8 year term. So at age 53 he is term limited out and looking to make a living for run for office.<br /><br />A judge knowing his job ends in a few years will become even more political looking to rule the right way in order to get hired by the groups he is ruling on. Or better yet, make rulings the "correct" way to build a resume to run for Congress etc.<br /><br />Today Federal judges never run for office. They are above politics as much as can be.<br /> <br />Under Levin's term limits they become total political animals.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09879366155439374458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471547089086438321.post-50281390420796748342013-12-09T08:50:22.591-08:002013-12-09T08:50:22.591-08:00Short sighted. First of all, over and over again t...Short sighted. First of all, over and over again the book and Levin make sure that hat is being called for is NOT a Constitutional Convention - so why would you say that if you read the book or want to seem to agree with Levin on the merits of the process? (rhetorical question, yes).<br /><br />You provide little to no insight or thoughts relative the process itself, that is Article 5, Section 2 of the Constitution which is the entire point of the book.<br /><br />You do however spend most of your review disagreeing with term limits. Ok. So your problem seems to be around whether or not term limits truly changes the nature of corruption. You say it does not and use comparisons under today's protocols to make the case. BUT term limits completely change the paradigm Gary. Career politicians have a long(er) time owing lobbyests and PACS renumeration for their "support" either for their reelection or for their tricks to skim money. A recent book speaks to how todays politicians use laws to effectively blackmail businesses. If businesses come arcoss with enough money, those laws can be softened, exempted (for the payee) or let unpassed. This is the epitomy corruption, smacking of "protection money" of thugs in the city which is fully illegal - unless you are the lawmaker.<br /><br />And on your comment on the Supreme Court... what argument are you even making there and also, I have two words for you anyway "Justice Roberts".<br /><br />At this very moment Gary, the federal government is way out of control and is pushing us headlong into a despotic tyranny. In Levin's book, he makes the case why (the thing you argue strenuously lacking, albeit weakly) simply changing the election laws is useless and you didn't take that assertion at all.<br /><br />These are the reasons you are getting bad reviews for your review. It's not very deep.<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13218202001439906885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471547089086438321.post-35559263157205821272013-09-22T18:27:37.495-07:002013-09-22T18:27:37.495-07:00Thanks for posting.
I agree with Mark about a new...Thanks for posting.<br /><br />I agree with Mark about a new and limited Constitutional Convention to address issues. <br /><br />But Mark fails to address that the Constitution is ignored right now. The basic reason for that is the politicians are almost fully financed by D.C. interests and have almost NO FEAR of the voters. <br /><br />I want Mark to address true election reform in the House with smaller seats so the local Joe the Plumbers of the nation can afford to run for office.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09879366155439374458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471547089086438321.post-67317917204459875102013-09-22T13:39:52.808-07:002013-09-22T13:39:52.808-07:00We need more small-government types to focus on wh...We need more small-government types to focus on what we agree on rather than what we disagree on. <br /><br />I agree, as does Mark Levin and as do you that an Article V convention to propose amendments is key to putting in place some institutional changes. <br /><br />I agree with you that some of Mark's proposals miss the mark, but the key thing is to first get a convention going. Then we can have the detailed debates over what the amendments should read. <br /><br />I only recently started looking into this myself. I had assumed the difficult part would be to get any state legislatures to stand up and request a convention. <br /><br />I was completely wrong. I was beyond surprised to find that there are hundreds and hundreds of outstanding applications to Congress from the vast majority of states (yes, more then 2/3).<br /><br />I encourage you and your readers to look at:<br /><br />http://www.foavc.org<br /><br />I am not a member of that website, and I don't agree with every legal conclusion they arrive at. But they are doing a heck of a job in turning up Congress' lack of responsiveness to the applications that *are already there*. This is something that should concern every American.Brucenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471547089086438321.post-89628568665187557742013-08-27T09:19:53.342-07:002013-08-27T09:19:53.342-07:00I love anonymous postings.
If the liar politician...I love anonymous postings.<br /><br />If the liar politicians ignore the Constitution today what makes you think that any new amendment will be followed?????<br /><br />Levin fails to address that House members have no fear of the voters because free elections have nearly vanished. <br /><br />Until free House elections are restored we are doomed to be ruled by centralized Billionaire Cartels of unions and businesses who fund the campaigns. And the Cartels don't give a crap about the Constitution. They only exist to raid the treasury.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09879366155439374458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471547089086438321.post-31246330428895124412013-08-27T09:18:35.561-07:002013-08-27T09:18:35.561-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09879366155439374458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-471547089086438321.post-72078769956826155232013-08-26T16:32:26.289-07:002013-08-26T16:32:26.289-07:00What a terrible review, you completely ignore his ...What a terrible review, you completely ignore his amendments that put the state legislatures square in the middle of the law making process. did you even read the book, or just the chapter titles?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com