Mitt Romney Another chink in his armor I just got an email from Bill Walker. If you don't know him, you should. He was one of the leaders who brought federal lawsuits regarding an Article V Convention during the Clinton and Bush years. His organization, FOAVC, Friends of the Article V Convention, was named repeatedly in two recent Congressional Research Service reports about the convention. The Article V Convention is a constitutional requirement that needs to be addressed and one that Mitt Romney opposes. Take note because it's the only way a controlled peaceful revolution can take place in this country... THE FOUNDERS GAVE US THIS METHOD OF CHANGE JUST FOR SUCH OCCASIONS AS WE NOW FACE Article V http://americanamendment.com/ In his email, Bill provided me a mythical quote by Mitt Romney's regarding his response to the real decision by the Republican Party, as one of its 2012 party platform planks, opposition to obeying the Constitution and calling an Article V Convention as mandated by the Constitution. In short, the Republican Party and its standard bearer support vetoing the Constitution. Website page listing the RNC resolution: http://www.gop.com/rnc_counsel/ Link to the RNC resolution itself: http://www.gop.com/wpcontent/uploads/2012/09/Resolution_Opposing_a_ Constitutional_Convention.pdf This is a serious issue going far beyond the issue of an Article V Convention. It is true the president has no part in the amendatory process. However, he is responsible to "preserve, protect and defend" the Constitution as well as seeing the laws of the land are faithfully obeyed. These laws include oath of office laws for members of Congress who are required to obey the Constitution and who have thus far refused to call the convention despite the fact the states have long since satisfied the single condition set forth in Article V. What does it say about a man who seeks the nation's highest office that he represents a party whose platform includes support of direct repudiation of the Constitution that man says if elected he will "preserve"? If Mitt Romney and his party are willing to disobey the Constitution on this issue, the question is: what other parts of the Constitution will he veto if elected to office. Bill's mythical quote follows: "Mitt Romney today stated that if elected he will veto the Constitution. Romney came out in support of his own party's plank opposing obeying Article V of the Constitution. The Constitution requires Congress call an Article V Convention or convention for proposing amendments if two thirds of the states or 34 apply for a convention call. It does not permit Congress to refuse to call. Despite the fact the public record shows 49 states have applied for a convention call far in excess of the 34 required by the Constitution, Romney who usually supports states rights, condemned the efforts of the states to call a convention saying, "I don't give a damn what the Constitution says. We're not going to obey it if I'm elected president. The states can apply all they want. On this they have no power and we're not going to give them any. And I don't care one bit if almost all the applications ARE in support of our conservative agenda. We're not going to hold a convention. Period. People might get the idea they have the right to run this government and we can't have any of that." Romney has said he is fully aware of the fact 49 states have submitted over 700 applications for a convention call. "Sure I know about the records kept by FOAVC (Friends of the Article V Convention)" Everybody in Congress has read the two CRS reports. But that doesn't make a bit of difference. My friends at the John Birch Society are opposed to a convention and I stand head and shoulders with them on this. Where would this country be if the people had any real say on how it is run?" Romney continued, "In 1983 then retired Chief Justice Warren Burger wrote a letter warning of the dangers of a convention. Like the retired chief justice, I too am concerned about a convention.” Editor's note: Public record shows Justice Burger served on the Supreme Court from 1969 to 1986. The letter can be read at the anti convention site Sweet Liberty.org at http://www.sweetliberty.org/issues/concon/burger.htm For those interested, here are links to CRS reports referred to in the mythical quote and a link to the over 700 applications submitted by the states for an Article V Convention call. Once again for clarification: while the quote is mythical, the RNC platform is real, the CRS reports are real and the applications are real. http://www.foavc.org/reference/R42589.pdf http://www.foavc.org/reference/R42592.pdf http://www.article-5.org/file.php/1/Amendments/index.htm Bill Walker FOAVC Co-Founder www.foavc.org Isn’t it ironic that President Obama is so reveled in the nation's Black community, when the Luo tribe from which he came has a history of selling prisoners of rival African tribes to the Muslims who delivered them to the auction blocks in Europe and America? Rich Martin "A gang is a group of men under the command of a leader, bound by a compact of association, in which the plunder is divided according to an agreed convention. If this villainy wins so many recruits from the ranks of the demoralized that it acquires territory, establishes a base, captures cities and subdues peoples, it then openly arrogates to itself the title of `kingdom,’ which is conferred on it in the eyes of the world, not by the renouncing of aggression but by the attainment of impunity." St. Augustine in The City of God When replying to this message, plz cc: [email protected] to assure prompt reply. 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