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Politics : President Barack Obama
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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (143974)6/29/2014 8:27:01 AM
From: Metacomet  Read Replies (1) of 149317
 
Totally concur with all of this

I do think that the first thing that has to be done is to implement Congressional term limits

The entrenched, superannuated, politicos will always derail any attempt at such common sense fixes

...and I'm afraid that that will require amending the Constitution itself

Given the nature of the changes contemplated the only possible route to do that will be thru the state initiated process:

The founders offered two mechanisms for changing the Constitution. The first is for the proposed bill to pass both halves of the U.S. Congress (House and Senate) by a two-thirds majority in each. Once the bill has passed both houses, it then goes to the states. While the Constitution does not impose a time limit on states for which to consider the amendment, Congress frequently includes one (typically seven years). In order to become an amendment, the bill must receive the approval of three-fourths of the states (38 states). This approval can be generated through either a state convention or a vote of the state legislature. In either case, a majority vote is necessary for passage. Often, the proposed amendment specifies the route which is necessary.

The second method prescribed is for a Constitutional Convention to be called by two-thirds of the state legislatures (34 states), and for that Convention to propose one or more amendments. These amendments are then sent to the states to be approved by three-fourths of the legislatures or conventions. As of July 2006, this method has never been used. [2]

http://www.opencongress.org/wiki/U.S._constitutional_amendment_process

..I am not sure how far into the future the abuses will be tolerated

..but eventually they will be taken care of

And given the number of states that are firmly in the hands of agents of the plutocrats, I think there will be a violent overthrow before critical mass to amend could be attained

They will indeed be coming with pitchforks...and AK's
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