Con-Con Alert in Idaho!

March 16, 2012 Action Alerts, Con Con

The state of Idaho needs our help in defeating a Con-Con Bill.
Please forward this to your family and friends and please make the calls!

Alert! Idaho Needs You!

SCR126, is a resolution making application to the United States Congress under Article V of the Constitution for calling a convention for the purpose of proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States limited to specific subjects.

For the past 225 years we have amended the Constitution without a convention. We don’t need to start now. It’s not worth the risk.

Click here for the Idaho Legislature, search SCR126, then click Bill Status and it will bring up the information and status.

This resolution has had its first reading in the Senate, was referred to the Senate State Affairs committee on March 2, 2012.

The Sponsor of this resolution is Senator Curt McKenzie. He is also Chairman of the committee. He is a Republican and a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

Let’s focus all the calls for now to Senator McKenzie, asking him to table the bill. He can be reached at two numbers:

State-house office (208) 332-1326
or Law office (208) 344-4379

MESSAGE: Please table SCR126, calling for an Article V Convention. There is no safeguard from a runaway convention, regardless of what you’ve been told. Article V of the Constitution does not provide any language to limit an “Amendment Convention” or its power. There are no rules or restrictions or instructions in Article V.

Ron Natelson, who wrote the ALEC Handbook knows that. He admitted on page 2 of his book “Amending the Constitution by Convention” that:

“Of course, abuses of the Article V amendment processes are possible”.

The ALEC Handbook, 43 pages telling legislators why and how they must apply to congress for an Amendment Convention, added a disclaimer; it states:

“Nothing in this Handbook should be construed as legal advice; seek competent counsel in your own state.”

There is no counsel that could say and prove that an Article V Amendment Convention could be controlled.

Question: How can you expect the government to pay any attention to an amendment when they’re trampling the whole Constitution right now? Please don’t risk our Constitution.

FORWARD THIS ACTION ALERT TO YOUR ENTIRE LIST; TO FRIENDS, FAMILY, OTHER GROUPS. ASK THEM TO MAKE THE CALL. JUST ONE PERSON TO CALL. IF BOTH PHONES ARE BUSY, KEEP TRYING.

LET’S RING THAT PHONE ALL DAY!!! THEN TRY HIS LAW OFFICE ON SATURDAY. THEN CALL AGAIN ON MONDAY, 2 OR 3 TIMES.

Senator Curt McKenzie
State-house office (208) 332-1326
or Law office (208) 344-4379

Phone numbers during legislative session:
Local: (208) 332-1000
Toll Free: (800) 626-0471
Ask for Senator McKenzie’s office