South Carolina Senate OKs call for constitutional convention

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The state Senate approved Wednesday a proposal that would add South Carolina to a list of states calling for a convention to propose specific amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Every African American senator voted against the proposal, saying they feared the national meeting could gut protections their ancestors have had to fight for over two centuries.

Nearly 20 states have passed similar measures. The U.S. Constitution requires two-thirds of states, or 34, to call for the convention.

The 27-13 vote by the South Carolina Senate gave key approval to the proposal that supporters said would limit the convention to a few items — spending checks on the federal government, limiting the federal government’s jurisdiction and power, and setting term limits for Congress.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/south-carolina-senate-oks-call-001239005.html

[live love laugh]

1. Scary. As. Hell.

[Demsrule86]

3. Not going to happen. 14 states remaining and anything they come up with has to be ratified.

[Botany]

2. first 3 iteams up @ the convention:

1) Firing on Fort Sumter.

2) The return of slavery.

3) Bible based education in all public schools.

[doc03]

4. They will remove everything but the 2nd Amendment nt

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Seems harmless enough

until you start thinking. Limited power? 'No persons other than white straight married people have full citizenship or can vote.' That's a limit on Federal power. 'No person can utter the word gay or LGBTQ without a medical license.' That's a limit on power. A flat tax is a limit on Federal taxing power, and it benefits the wealthiest. They could set wealth requirements to run for Congress. That's a term limit.

[jimfields33]

8. They definitely would add that to vote you must own property

And no immigrant could get any help. And they’d add the no birth citizenship.

Evil!

[msongs]

6. bring back slavery, death camps for gays, remove all rights for females nt

[kskiska]

7. And lynchings.