{"id":1043,"date":"2015-03-01T22:36:05","date_gmt":"2015-03-01T22:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arkansasfreedom.net\/?p=1043"},"modified":"2015-03-01T22:36:05","modified_gmt":"2015-03-01T22:36:05","slug":"the-con-con-con-republicrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arkansasfreedom.net\/?p=1043","title":{"rendered":"The Con-Con Con & Republicrats"},"content":{"rendered":"

WHO IS REALLY BEHIND THE CON-CON CON?\t<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\tMarch 1, 2015<\/p>\n

Con-Con is the current verbiage for a Constitutional Convention.<\/p>\n

Republicans, for at least a decade, have been pursuing a very, very dangerous \u201cConstitutional Convention\u201d. It is improbable that they are so dense that they do not understand the potential damage a Constitutional Convention can wreak. Once in motion there are no controlling mechanisms to limit what individuals or entities can participate in the Convention, modify, or expand perpetuating their own self interests.<\/p>\n

The two Republican shills directing Con-Con activities in this year\u2019s Arkansas General Assembly are Rep. Nate Bell (R-Mena) and Rep. Bob Ballenger (R-Hindsville). <\/p>\n

Both Bell & Ballenger\u2019s resolutions depend on approval of 38 and 34 states respectively. <\/p>\n

Specifically, Rep. Bell requires the petitioning of Congress for a Constitutional Convention to CONSIDER a federal balanced budget amendment. Bell\u2019s bill is ID\u2019d as HB 1006.<\/p>\n

Rep. Ballenger\u2019s bill has also been endorsed as House Joint Resolution 1003. <\/p>\n

Ballenger\u2019s resolution calls for a C-C to also impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limiting their power & jurisdiction and the closing part of his resolution states\u2014\u201climiting the terms of federal office holders\u201d. An insult to every Arkansan. Refer to his vote on Issue 3\u2026.doubling term limits for the General Assembly.<\/p>\n

Isn\u2019t that interesting since Ballenger & also Bell voted for the Republican sponsored Issue 3 that allowed the Senate and the House a 150% increase in their salaries as starters, also allowing Republicans to put together an independent commission of political cronies to rule on ethics & salaries. The corrupt Republican state party masked their true intent by labeling Issue 3 as an ethics bill that in fact DOUBLED THEIR TERM LIMITS. What a scurrilous bunch!<\/p>\n

The Republicans in the Arkansas General Assembly pushing for one Constitutional Amendment and at the same time laboring feverishly to destroy the 7th Constitutional Amendment in the Bill of Rights\u2026the right to trial by jury of your peers\u2014not government or big business administering trials and capping damages.<\/p>\n

Elected Republicans are too cunning & deceptive to believe they have the ability by any means, most particularly a C-C that could or would slow down, much less stop any aspect of the criminal, cowardly U.S. Federal Government. Our U.S. Constitution states very explicitly what is demanded of government in every aspect. Observe the corrupt conduct of the 3 branches of government. Look no further than the past 14 years\u2014unending wars, the Affordable Care Act (Ark. Republicans extended for 2 years, which means it is here to stay), illegal immigration, amnesty, $18 Trillion national debt, spying & frying, the neutering of the 4th & 10th Amendments, the National Defense Authorization Bill, & the deadly merry-go-round keeps spinning. War criminal, former President G.W. Bush stated the U.S. Constitution was nothing but a \u201cG.D. piece of paper\u201d. Who do Republicans think they are kidding?<\/p>\n

So who are Arkansas Republicans shilling for and why? Definitely the RNC, ALEC, the Koch Brothers, etc. etc. it\u2019s hard to imagine that 2 representatives from Mena & Hindsville have a burning interest in a Constitutional Convention, and most particularly when both reside in illegal Mexican sanctuary cities under the control of the leadership of the quad-cities of NW Arkansas.<\/p>\n

Another attempt to destroy our American heritage, culture, sovereignty and the monumental efforts gifted to us by our Founding Fathers.
\nAs the Republican majority party in Arkansas, you have again proven yourselves to be nothing more than the betrayers of citizen\u2019s trust and a laughing stock.<\/p>\n

The question remains\u2014what is the real purpose of the proposed \u201cConstitutional Convention\u201d?<\/p>\n

Joe McCutchen
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