Dex wrote above:
[[ The only other solution is to tear down our government and start from the bottom. You won't correct the problems we face from within the main party ]]
I usually ignore your posts, Dex -- just skip right over them.
But with this one, you're comin' around.
I agree that we must "start from the bottom", the "bottom" in this case being the U.S. Constitution itself.
That's why I fully support an Article V convention of the States, which would hopefully be populated with individuals from the States, and NOT from the DC government. They are the creators of the problem, and cannot be trusted to fix things -- not even most of the Republican members. They should be politely told to "stay out of it".
A good place to get some background would be Mark Levin's "The Liberty Amendments". One doesn't have to read the entire book -- just read the proposed amendments themselves.
And of course, here's one that Mr. Levin forgot to include -- my proposal that establishes a Constitutional "Right to Privacy":
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Citizens protected by this Constitution possess an inalienable right to privacy in their persons, businesses, and homes, and while they are in public.
It shall be a violation of this Constitution for the United States or for the several States to violate or invade the individual privacy of citizens by use of physical, mechanical, or electronic means or by the use of devices on land, on water, below the ground, or from the air.
This protection shall extend to all lawful communications and acts by an individual citizen or between two or more citizens, including content that is spoken, written, or electronically transmitted. It shall extend to citizens regardless of their location, whether in private or in public.
The only exceptions will be as governed by the Fourth Amendment of this Constitution.
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There ya go.
Four short paragraphs that anyone can understand.
Yet they will breathe new life into the Fourth Amendment, which has been under severe attack in the digital age.
I'd like to know who on this forum would oppose such an idea?