Difference between revisions of "Con Con"

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A Con Con -- short for a new "constitutional convention" -- would be an unprecedented assembly of representatives nationwide in order to rewrite the Constitution as permitted by its Article V.

It is expected by many that the media and a relatively small number of people would dominate the process, with predictably liberal results.^[1]

As Chief Justice Warren Burger stated:^[2]

A constitutional Convention today would be a free-for-all for special interest groups, television coverage, and press speculation.

Con Con Supporter	Position	Comments
Andre Bauer	South Carolina Lieutenant Governor	His Con Con support got him on Fox News Channel on March 30, 2010^[3]
Newt Gingrich	Candidate for president in 2012	On the Fox News Channel nearly every day
Jay Barnes	Missouri state representative
Saul Anuzis	Heavily promoted -- but defeated -- candidate for Chairman of RNC	Called for the exclusion of Ron Paul from presidential debates in 2008
Bill Ketron	Tennessee state senator	Has also introduced many bills to benefit the alcohol industry

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