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All good points; the last one being a great example of the kind of gamesmanship I hadn't considered. Perhaps these help to explain why there aren't many big-na
by filoeleven 11y ago
All good points; the last one being a great example of the kind of gamesmanship I hadn't considered. Perhaps these help to explain why there aren't many big-name supporters attached to these efforts. I wonder what the chances of holding a constitutional convention are.
Huh, I just went to Wikipedia to read up on that and discovered that in 2013, a super PAC was registered to push for "an Article V Convention for the limited purpose of proposing an amendment to provide every law enacted by Congress shall embrace only one subject which shall be clearly expressed in the bill's title"[0]. I also did not know that 41 states already have single subject provisions in their constitutions.
So, GP, scratch all that Downsize DC stuff and instead get the word out about the Single Subject Amendment PAC[1]! With a majority of states already using them for state law it seems like we ought to be able to convince people that it's a good idea to subject Congress to the same rule.
Out of curiosity, did anyone here already know about this PAC? I've been making noises about DownsizeDC's proposals since 2013 and this never hit my radar until now. I'm switching tactics to drum up support for this immediately; I only wish I'd known sooner.
[0]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_to_propose_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Single_Subject_Amendment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_to_propose_amendment...
[1]http://singlesubjectamendment.com/ http://singlesubjectamendment.com/