- A behind-the-scenes effort to force Congress to call a convention to amend the Constitution could end up helping President Donald Trump in his push to expand presidential power ā or even run for a third term.
- The effort to amend the Constitution predates Trumpās second term but carries new weight as several members of the presidentās inner circle have expressed support for a convention to limit federal government spending and power.
- A draft lawsuit obtained by WisconsinWatch and ProPublica argues Congress must call a convention. Liberal and conservative legal scholars have criticized the arguments in it, calling them āwild,ā ācompletely illegitimateā and ādeeply flawed.ā
- Some statesā requests for a constitutional convention date back centuries. āIt is absurd, on the face of it, that they could count something that had to do with Prohibition as a call for a constitutional convention in 2025,ā former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wisconsin, said.
Such a fucking tragedy that a particular kid didnāt have such terrible fucking aim. Of course Iām talking about Ralphie, he almost put his eye out.
I will never forget that day - I was tripping on molly and stupidly briefly looked at my phone to check time or something, and there it was the Apple News notification about the incident. I then had a legit vision, about the forces working to make his victory an inevitability, and I cried as the world collapsed on me.
I came from a different country, that has struggled for decades with āstrong menā and their corruption, and knew right then that the incredible feat that is the American Democratic experiment, which I admire and came to join, was going to end.
There is a slim chance to save it still, but most folks not bought in are far too naive to understand what is really happening or complacent to do anything about it.
Idk, I hope I am wrong.