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| authoring:cospwiki:cospdocuments:real_answers [2015/10/17 11:06] – [There are Numerous, Redundant Safeguards on the Article V Convention Process.] Oliver Wolcott | documents:answers:real_answers [2016/01/05 23:59] – [Our Constitution is Not the Illegitimate Result of a Runaway Convention.] Oliver Wolcott | ||
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| (1) The scope of authority for the convention is defined by the topic specified in the 34 applications that trigger the convention. These applications are the very source of authority for the convention to begin with. Any proposals beyond that scope would be out of order, and any single delegate could object to their consideration. | (1) The scope of authority for the convention is defined by the topic specified in the 34 applications that trigger the convention. These applications are the very source of authority for the convention to begin with. Any proposals beyond that scope would be out of order, and any single delegate could object to their consideration. | ||
| - | (2) //Even if// not a single convention delegate objected to an out-of-order proposal, and/or //even if //the convention delegates had installed a parliamentarian who refused to sustain an objection, state legislatures can recall any delegates who exceed their authority or instructions. This is because convention delegates are the agents (a legal term of art) of their state legislature and are subject to the instructions given by their state legislature. As a matter of basic agency law, any actions taken outside the scope of a delegate' | + | (2) **//Even if//** not a single convention delegate objected to an out-of-order proposal, and/or //even if //the convention delegates had installed a parliamentarian who refused to sustain an objection, state legislatures can recall any delegates who exceed their authority or instructions. This is because convention delegates are the agents (a legal term of art) of their state legislature and are subject to the instructions given by their state legislature. As a matter of basic agency law, any actions taken outside the scope of a delegate' |
| - | (3) //Even if// a majority of convention delegates went rogue, //and// state legislatures failed to stop commissioners from acting beyond their powers, //and// Congress nevertheless sent the illicit amendment proposals to the states for ratification, | + | (3) **//Even if//** a majority of convention delegates went rogue, |
| - | (4) //Even if// ALL of those protections failed, it borders insanity to think that 38 states (the requirement for ratification) would ratify an amendment proposed under these circumstances. | + | (4) **//Even if//** ALL of those protections failed, it borders insanity to think that 38 states (the requirement for ratification) would ratify an amendment proposed under these circumstances. |
| ===== Voting at an Article V Convention Will Be On a One-State, One-Vote Basis. ===== | ===== Voting at an Article V Convention Will Be On a One-State, One-Vote Basis. ===== | ||
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| The argument that our Constitution is the result of a " | The argument that our Constitution is the result of a " | ||
| - | The Confederation Congress did //not// " | + | The Confederation Congress did //not// " |
| ===== Conclusion ===== | ===== Conclusion ===== | ||
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