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====== John Birch Society Denies Its History and Betrays Its Mission ====== | ====== John Birch Society Denies Its History and Betrays Its Mission ====== |
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Posted by [[http://www.conventionofstates.com/publius|Ken Quinn]] on April 15, 2015 ([[http://www.conventionofstates.com/john_birch_society_denies_history|source]]) | Posted by [[http://www.conventionofstates.com/publius|Ken Quinn]] on April 15, 2015 ([[http://www.conventionofstates.com/john_birch_society_denies_history|source]]) |
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In a recent [[http://www.jbs.org/legislation/falsehoods-mark-the-campaign-for-a-constitutional-convention|article]] entitled "Falsehoods Mark the Campaign for a Constitutional Convention," the John Birch Society (JBS) President John McManus, paints a picture of longstanding, consistent JBS opposition to the use of Article V's convention mechanism. He states: | In a recent [[http://www.jbs.org/legislation/falsehoods-mark-the-campaign-for-a-constitutional-convention|article]] entitled "Falsehoods Mark the Campaign for a Constitutional Convention," the John Birch Society (JBS) President John McManus, paints a picture of longstanding, consistent JBS opposition to the use of Article V's convention mechanism. He states: |
Here is The John Birch Society Bulletin for August, 1963, with an urgent message from Robert Welch asking all Chapter Leaders and members to send telegrams and letters urging the Alabama Senate to pass the resolution calling for the Liberty Amendment. | Here is The John Birch Society Bulletin for August, 1963, with an urgent message from Robert Welch asking all Chapter Leaders and members to send telegrams and letters urging the Alabama Senate to pass the resolution calling for the Liberty Amendment. |
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Representative[[http://www.jbs.org/rep-larry-mcdonald|Larry McDonald]], from Georgia, who served at the time on the John Birch Society's National Council, introduced the Liberty Amendment in Congress on October 9, 1975 and gave extensive testimony--including responses to 74 questions about the amendment. Among those questions and answers were the following: | Representative[[http://www.jbs.org/rep-larry-mcdonald|Larry McDonald]], from Georgia, who served at the time on the John Birch Society's National Council, introduced the Liberty Amendment in Congress on October 9, 1975 and gave extensive testimony--including responses to 74 questions about the amendment. Among those questions and answers were the following: |
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([[https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/conventionofstates/pages/1285/attachments/original/1429028308/Congressional_House_Report_Liberty_Amendments.pdf?1429028308|Congressional Record – House, October 9, 1975, 32634-32641]]) | ([[https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/conventionofstates/pages/1285/attachments/original/1429028308/Congressional_House_Report_Liberty_Amendments.pdf?1429028308|Congressional Record – House, October 9, 1975, 32634-32641]]) |