Nonilex (@Nonilex@masto.ai)

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A behind-the-scenes legal effort to force #Congress to call a convention to amend the #Constitution could end up helping #Trump …expand #PresidentialPower.

While the convention effort is focused on the national debt, #legal experts say it could open the door to other changes, such as limiting who can be a US citizen, allowing POTUS to overrule Congress’ spending decisions or even making it legal for Trump to run for a 3rd term.

#law #USpol #CoEqualBranchesOfGovernment
https://www.propublica.org/article/constitutional-convention-congress-donald-trump-power

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@Nonilex Oh that's all we need. A constitutional convention could rewrite the constitution. It also could put many of the current laws into question and create chaos. This has been a goal of the GOP for decades now.

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@RegGuy @Nonilex I fear a Constitutional convention. But I also fear that we may need one.

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@karlauerbach We must never have one under these conditions. There absolutely needs to be a more rational opposition party or the results will not be worth the paper they are printed on. @Nonilex

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