tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260336111007478020.post4869012433099467412..comments2023-06-19T02:55:00.081-07:00Comments on Dirty Greenie Hippy: Constitutional Convention? Suuuuure.AlanSmitheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14302036848656627300noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260336111007478020.post-76843053621392592162010-01-25T03:05:15.337-08:002010-01-25T03:05:15.337-08:00Thanks, Niles. All good points. My question is -...Thanks, Niles. All good points. My question is - does this mean I <i>won't</i> be able to photograph BowWow strutting around Philidelphia in a powdered wig?AlanSmitheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14302036848656627300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260336111007478020.post-51947670811345727412010-01-23T05:42:51.016-08:002010-01-23T05:42:51.016-08:00Hate to be "that" guy, but...
Slight po...Hate to be "that" guy, but...<br /><br />Slight point of order: A con - con is called by a 2/3rds majority of the state legislatures(34), not congress. <br /><br />Congress is a law making body(legislature) and can not ratify or challenge the US constitution<br /><br />Congress is constitutionally obligated to call a con con only when a 2/3rds majority of states(legislatures)petition for it<br /><br />Also its not the 5th Amendment,which protects against self incrimination, but Article V(5) of the constitution that provide for con cons <br /><br />http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_could_a_new_constitutional_convention_be_called_in_the_United_States_in_the_21st_century_and_what_would_be_the_requirements<br /><br />The US constitution is empowerd by the indiviual states.<br /><br />Currently there are 32 states that are in favor of a Con- Con.<br /><br />I would agree however that any con con will be a bait and switch to reduce our civil liberties<br /><br />Bowers is not our friendNilesLeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09044700087864428222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260336111007478020.post-69017014080880073522010-01-22T12:11:59.738-08:002010-01-22T12:11:59.738-08:00la rana's latest is excellent.la rana's latest is excellent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260336111007478020.post-9079078842991087882010-01-22T03:23:21.381-08:002010-01-22T03:23:21.381-08:00Still, seeing the likes of Ko$ and Diggly running ...Still, seeing the likes of Ko$ and Diggly running around in powdered wigs and tricorn hats would be teh funneh in a sad intarweb kind of way.AlanSmitheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14302036848656627300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260336111007478020.post-58610556234542405092010-01-21T19:18:47.376-08:002010-01-21T19:18:47.376-08:00We are the Borg.We are the Borg.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260336111007478020.post-44033574226381528862010-01-21T19:17:24.995-08:002010-01-21T19:17:24.995-08:00Bring on the Futurists!, I say. Hand out sharp kni...Bring on the Futurists!, I say. Hand out sharp knives.Jay Taberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016367021003977811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260336111007478020.post-23996022025887119682010-01-21T19:01:21.559-08:002010-01-21T19:01:21.559-08:00http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/5990963/http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/5990963/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260336111007478020.post-77806039970097949632010-01-21T18:35:42.284-08:002010-01-21T18:35:42.284-08:00They have better drugs than we do.They have better drugs than we do.Jay Taberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016367021003977811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260336111007478020.post-6443995312498485932010-01-21T17:58:47.152-08:002010-01-21T17:58:47.152-08:00Shit, that was a grievous typo. Here's the fi...Shit, that was a grievous typo. Here's the fixed version.<br /><br />.....<br /><br />Oh jesus. A constitution by meritocratic progressive committee?<br /><br />I thought the present one a fine example of what self-congratulating greedheads with a need to present a public "conscience" could produce... as compared to its predecessor Articles of Confederation.<br /><br />I'd wonder if there's a single self-identifying pwog who has the jurisprudential chops and analytic mettle to actually create a constitution without simply royally fucking up the present one with "improvements."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260336111007478020.post-4757911514512564242010-01-21T17:57:16.988-08:002010-01-21T17:57:16.988-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260336111007478020.post-38524897856454702122010-01-21T17:27:06.208-08:002010-01-21T17:27:06.208-08:00Yeh, the guys who wrote the first one bought the r...Yeh, the guys who wrote the first one bought the right to write by terrorizing lawful authorities so they could start carving up Indian Territory real estate theretofore forbidden them by law. Hardly the same type of outfit you'd meet at a Green Party function.Jay Taberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016367021003977811noreply@blogger.com