The REAL RISK to
America is NOT Passing
the
Balanced Budget Amendment.
Don't be Fooled by
Hysterical Claims of a Run-Away Convention.
The Fear of a Run-Away Amendment Convention
. . . is Just a Myth.
Open letter to the
Several State Lawmakers:
David Barton and
Professor Rob Natelson should know. They have spent years researching source documents
to find out the original intent of the Constitutional Framers. With the
discovery of new research, they have confirmed what the real expectation and
precedence is for an Amendment Convention under Article V of the Constitution.
“We have much
more to fear from our Run-Away Congress than from an Amendment
Convention run by the state legislatures. The Convention approach to proposing
Amendments is safe and the best solution to affect control over a reckless
Congress. The Amendment Convention will certainly be managed well
by the state legislatures, as have dozens of similar inter-state gatherings
in our nation’s past.” - David Barton
Professor Rob
Natelson said, "The equal right of states to propose amendments without
interference from Congress was placed in our Constitution, specifically to
address concerns that America is facing today; critical issues that Congress
refuses to deal with, such as the out-of-control debt."
He continued,
"To balance the powers between the states and the central government, it is
required of state legislatures to periodically use the tool of Article V
Convention of the States. Please read my article,
The Myth of a
Run-Away Convention . It provides more
details to address this falsehood; go to
the AmericanThinker.com . http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/08/the_myth_of_a_runaway_amendments_convention.html
"Congress
continues to act irresponsibly with the Federal budget and will not stop
the reckless spending . . . unless forced to. The State call for a
National Balanced Budget Amendment, is the only safe and viable way to correct
this fiscal recklessness."
It is too risky to
NOT pass the state call for a Balanced Budget Amendment.
Don't be swayed by
the hysterical and undocumented scare mongering from naysayers, who, in the
absence of real evidence, are trying to frighten people about the ability of
state legislatures to properly manage the Amendment Convention process.
By supporting the
Balanced Budget Amendment resolution, you will be joining over TWENTY other
states ready to force Congress to stop their fiscal mismanagement. To
assure that an Amendment Convention stays on track and focused on the
single-subject of a Balanced Budget Amendment, states are passing an Enabling
Act for the delegate process. This bill would define the appointment and recall
process for your delegates attending the Amendment Convention. With the
additional step of needing 3/4 of the states to ratify, before becoming law,
any proposed amendment will most assuredly be a well thought out proposal.
America is running
out of time. We cannot wait for Congress to do the right thing and start
tightening their budgetary belt. Every year, Congress just continues to
"kick the can down the road", hoping it won't destroy the
country on their watch.
BUT YOU,
OUR STATE LEGISLATORS have the authority provided in Article V of the
Constitution to force Congress to live within its' means.
The vast majority
(74%) of the population (maybe even more in your district) are
asking you to DO THE ONE THING THAT CAN STOP Congress from pushing America over
the financial cliff . . . Pass the Balanced Budget Amendment Resolution.
Please save our
country from the inevitable default. With your support of the BBA
resolution, we can prevent our children and grandchildren from being
buried under a mountain of government debt.
Thank you for your
concern and courage "to do the right thing."
Tom
Llewellyn
Give me Liberty, NOT DEBT.
