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Jeff, can you write a quick blurb on how an amendment convention would work? I think it's widely understood that a Constitutional Convention is open game for congress to just rewrite everything. Paul, that's on my list of topics for the blog. I hope to get to it this year. I call it an "Amendm...

If that would have to be managed manually, there's no way I would have time to do that. Plus, as in the example you gave, it can distract people from the central objective of TTO by derailing the discussion towards ancillary political or partisan issues. And in particular, I personally don't trust m...

...there is really no constitutional challenge unless We The People somehow force the issue. Exactly right!! But the prerequisite to any popular movement is widespread awareness and support (which is the purpose of TTO). This is a grassroots effort and we need to increase awareness using all approp...

Well, then I guess I disagree with Article the First. I feel that 50,000 will ensure that mostly executives, business owners, local contractors, and other middle class types will be able to run, but not the average citizen, and certainly not the poor. Well then luckily for you you that I named this...

Video: "The American Form of Government"

I would like to know who made this video. (I like it.)

On YouTube:

Paul wrote:Can you check if there is an option to enable embedding YouTube videos?

Paul, you're so demanding. Here you go!

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(Hopefully it works.)

Nevertheless, even if the enumeration did result in better representation after 2010 that would still not mean the collection of personal data for commercial use would be constitutional. I agree with this statement, and I sympathize with your other concerns at a philosophical level. My concerns are...

My brother sent this report to me: Freedom in the 50 states: An index of personal and economic freedom (February 2009) by William P. Ruger & Jason Sorens Description and link to the PDF report is provided on this page . From the report's summary: "This paper presents the first-ever comprehe...

We need to ensure that all citizens are properly accounted for in the 2010 Census! I believe that a boycott of the basic census function by citizens would be detrimental with respect to the resulting apportionment. Moreover, I would wonder about the true motives of anyone actively promoting a compl...

Well, next to my name it says "Pro-Enlargement". You know why I did that? I want everyone participating to declare their position either as "pro-enlargement", "anti-enlargement" or "undecided". I made the assumption that everyone registered so far was "p...

So how about 30,000 instead of 50,000? Well, I like 50,000 primarily because that was the solution suggested in Article the first . Also, it gets us reasonably close to achieving the one person, one vote standard. I certainly don't object to anyone advocating a smaller district size. In fact, anyon...

He then told me what it would take to run for city council or mayor of Morgan Hill, the town that I live in which has a population of about 30,000. He said it would require 10-20 dedicated volunteers who are willing to put in 30+ hours per week for a period of 4+ months and a budget of $10-20,000. ...

I half wonder if this forum shouldn't just be hidden, because it is very confusing. I don't think so. I believe that the only people who will notice are those that already understand the debate and have a pro/con view on the 17th Amendment. What % of the voters would that be? Probably less than 5%,...

Paul, did I say "enlarging the House"? I may have; I just don't recall. My shorthand reference is usually " representational enlargement " - as that is most explicit, or "increasing the number of Representatives". The problem with saying "enlarging the House" ...

I will revise this posting later. Trying to create a listing of relevant links. Not vouching for these. Just providing links. Send more to add. FindLaw on the 17th Amendment The Campaign to Restore Federalism CNN's FindLaw Forum: Should the 17th Amendment be repealed? (Sept 17, 2002) Posting: "...

The 17th is completely out of the scope of TTO, but I completely agree that its repeal, or really , correction, is probably the second most important thing right after increasing the value of the vote and opening up the House to the average citizen. Paul, repealing the 17th amendment is outside of ...

An enlarged House of representatives makes the House a very poor investment for the special interests and the individual House members have little clout regarding geographic issues. The amount of influence of any given representative on national policies concerning trees and forests is probably min...

Regarding californiacommonwealth.com being Republican? I don't see it. If I had to ascribe a political label, I would say libertarian . In general, the libertarians have been quick to support Thirty-Thousand.org and enlarging representation. They quickly grasp the difference between governance and g...

The real point is that districts of 50k would provide more minority representatives and a higher percentage of minority representatives. Exactly right. This is the path to true diversity in representation. The issues addressed at the national level are not local issues and are supposed to be color ...

TheTrucker wrote:I spend some time looking at the web site and the articles referenced thereby and came to the conclusion that it was a partisan Republican site.

I'm missing the antecedent. What web site are you writing about?

If you wish to pursue a Constitutional solution you would be much better off using the current unamended document and citing "equal protection under the law" to the extend it is allowed by "thirty thousand" as a Constitutional challenge in the courts. If you were to gain promine...

The "Reapportionment Act of 1929" preceded the 1930 census and set forth the law that would reapportion the house in 1931 and subsequent 10 year cycles. We know about the 1929 act. In your original post you referenced "Permanent Reapportionment Act of 2009" -- I assume you meant...

...the proposed NEW "Permanent Reapportionment Act of 2009" They have not completed the census yet. I don't know anything about a "Permanent Reapportionment Act of 2009" -- is that something that exists or something you're advocating? As such it is not possible to get 3/4ths of ...

Well, Mr. halebobbdotcom, I can see that you are a man of peace and humility. I would like to encourage you to continue on your path of enlightenment elsewhere. Yeah well not surprisingly, my first inclination was to say bad things about yo momma or .... OK, that's enough silliness. We have a revol...

We do not micromanage the forum, it's just a forum for non-partisan discussion of a single topic. It is not a general catch-all political forum. We are here to further the cause of increased representation, not the various other causes that the representatives would be faced with - that is for othe...