Introduction: Congress Sets State Application Count As Zero ( 1 of 2 )
To Whom It May Concern: Please find attached a recently published article I wrote. The article at once defines the exact reason an Article V Convention has never been called and simultaneously describes how the federal government has determined Article V Convention delegates are to chosen—by election. Those of you who oppose a convention who are receiving this should carefully consider the response of the legal counsel of the House of Representatives. The concept of sovereign consent can be extended anywhere in the Constitution and to any situation Congress, or any other government body, wishes to extend it. It means the government holds the Constitution optional, not obligatory. Before you cheer, do high fives and publish your columns in celebration on the Internet that no convention can ever be held and urge your followers to urge members of Congress never to obey the Constitution as has been already stated by such party platform as the Republican Party, think carefully of the consequences of such support and advocacy. What the sovereign has consented to can also be withdrawn. What exists in Article V most certainly will not stay in Article V. Just remember, Congress has never formally consented to obedience of any part of the Constitution. To the supporters of a convention, those who believe the Constitution should be obeyed as is, as it was intended by the Founders, it is time to stop wasting time getting more state applications and concentrate instead of the real problem—Congress. There is a Gordian Knot in all of this. To preserve brevity I will not cite actual case law in this email but can if called upon. The courts have prohibited the president from amendatory participation making legislation impossible, have ruled congressional rules may not be applied, have excluded the states and the people from the process, said Congress exclusively controls the entire process meaning neither the people nor the states have any say in the process and then removed themselves from the matter saying they have only advisory power. The courts have even approved Congress having the authority to remove state legislatures or legislators to compel such amendment vote as Congress directs. Moreover the executive branch has, up till now, given full approval to agents of the FBI directly violating federal law directly intended to prohibit Congress from doing what it is now doing. Now there is a way out of this Gordian Knot and I’m sure those who have studied the issue with the actual facts are fully aware of it. This method does not require violence, is already in the Constitution, is not subject to court review nor presidential veto. But it comes at a terrible risk. I do not say this lightly—if this goes south then the government will have officially acted to nullify the Constitution. There is no turning back from that point on. Since I’m sure all are aware of this process together with the risks involved I will simply term it The Sword Of Alexander. By the way I am neither seeking nor desiring a major debate here on this article. The federal law is the federal law. If you have a problem with it take it up with the federal courts, not me. The decision, or lack of it, is again a federal matter. Take it up with Congress if you wish. We are clearly now dealing with the reality side rather than the theoretical of an Article V Convention. It is time people on both sides of this issue began understanding that the theoretical side of the debate has no bearing whatsoever on the real side of the issue of an Article V Convention. The time for theory has come to end and been replaced with the reality of official government action. You can come up with all sorts of objections, theories on application counts or ask countless and endless questions in the theoretical discussion of a convention with no harm whatsoever. But not when discussing reality. The convention clause is a part of the Constitution. If it can be ignored, so can the rest of the Constitution. That is reality. The reality of the convention is now this: the government has taken a position where it now officially holds it does not have to obey the Constitution and does not recognize that document as having any legal force of law on the actions of Congress. In short, it does not recognize it as law unless it, the Congress, consents to it. Those who in opposition to a convention urged the government not to obey the Constitution for whatever reason must understand that position carriers within it the real danger the government just might do that. At least they can take heart in the fact the government apparently has heard their cries. To those who have said a convention is a “bad idea” meaning the convention clause should not be obeyed by Congress, this is your responsibility. Congress has responded. It has established unless it consents to a particular clause, section or whatever of the Constitution, it, the Congress, does not have to obey it. All I will say is be careful what you have wished for—for you have gotten it. Thank you for your time. Bill Walker * Mr Walkers article will follow in a separate email titled RR Introduction: Congress Sets State Application Count As Zero When replying to this message, plz cc: [email protected] to assure prompt reply. 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