convention of states

The attached photo is in the field that is now the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, PA and the date is 09/11/06. Later that year Rick would lose his race for reelection and Joe would lose the station he was running. The both wound up back together, this time in Virginia helping the Convention of States!

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Former PA Senator is at the Virginia capitol politicking the General Assembly to approve the Convention of States compact.

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They want you to believe it, and a lot of us have. They’ll use your enemies to justify the stance and their argument is pretty compelling. There is just one problem- they’re wrong. Today we talk about term-limits. I used to be a believer. After some lengthy conversations and my own research, it is clear to me that term-limits are not the answer to our problems. In fact, term-limits would create a whole new world of problems for us all. 

Join me as I discuss the hidden agenda within the term-limit camp with Tamara Scott, national committeewoman of the Republican Party of Iowa, and John Strathman, state central committee member for the Republican Party of Iowa.

In this episode:

1:15 – Introducing Tamara Scott John Strathman
2:49 – Tamara Scott dives into the history (and failed experiment) of term-limits
5:33 – Intentional political agendas to control the Christian church
8:00 – Congress turnover data from John Strathman and why term-limits are not the answer 
13:11 – Why term-limits would bring an unfavorable reality for conservatives
16:58 – SHOCKING statistics on campaign donations coming in from out of state (even in Iowa) and how term limits would lead to even more corruption
19:31 – Two clear examples where term-limits would only make a bad situation worse   
23:57 – If term-limits are not the solution to the dysfunction in Congress, what is the answer? 
25:41 – The agenda to overhaul the Constitution of the United States
27:45 – Article 6 and the failure to uphold the oath of office    
30:32 – The people have the power (if they choose to use it)  
32:50 – Should the office of POTUS have term-limits?
34:10 – Convention of States     
42:35 – The other “constitutions”, federal spending, and balancing the budget

Resources from the show
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Tamara Scott Show Podcast

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With the passage of the Federal Limitations Act by the Kentucky state senate on December 13th, 2024; the final brick was laid in the framework for a call of a formal Convention of States.  The enactment of this clause of Article 5 of the U S Constitution is an unprecedented event in our nation’s history.  The application initiates a formal calling of a Convention of States to amend the United States Constitution.  This constitutional process embedded in Article 5 has never been employed by the assembly of States.  The process was a safety valve implanted by the Framers.   They possessed a fear that one day an “out of control” federal government would overstep its bounds of legislative authority, and no longer garner its effort or attention toward the best interest of the common people.  This privilege and procedure was inserted for the States, so should the need arise,  the assembly of States could constitutionally reel in an over zealous federal government.
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Trump's December 2018 Syria full withdraw order and the Middle East wars since George Bush Sr. are discussed with guest Eduardo Vidal. Ed is the co-host of the Concrete Conservatives talk show on WSQF FM Key Biscayne/Miami and online, and is the corporate lawyer for a software firm. We talk about the multitude of excuses used to conduct the war in Syria and touch on a few of the many Middle East wars the US has engaged in over the last two decades. The Constitution and legislation with which Congress unconstitutionally delegated their power to declare war to the President are covered. 

Keith rants a bit about the dismal failures of the many US interventions in the Middle East.  The US military is excellent when allowed to win a fight. But the track record of what happens next with installing new governments is dismal. 

A potential solution of a Constitution change proposed by the States in an Article V Convention for proposing Amendments is considered. An amendment could eliminate most future U.S. military actions in the Middle East by:
(1) reminding the government that Congress is the only branch with the expressly delegated power to declare war, and 
(2) explicitly denying the President the power to send armed forces into battle without a Congressional declaration of war. 

Such an amendment falls under the Convention of States Action topic of limiting the power and jurisdiction of the Federal government, putting it back to what the founders intended. It also falls into the fiscal responsibility topic. 

The US military should not be world's police force, spending trillions of dollars protecting other countries. It should not overthrow other governments because DC politicians prefer some different form of government. Not our job, not what the founders wanted, and it is ludicrously expensive.

The October 2018 “USMCA” update of NAFTA is discussed with several guests. 

The new trade restrictions imposed by this so-called “free trade” agreement and the expected increase in automobile prices due to increased component and labor costs are covered. The need to stop the Federal Government from meddling with our economic activities and picking favored industries is clear.

Keith Bessette hosts. Guests are Nancy Suits, Michelle LaFlamme, and Rodney Huckleberry, all with the Convention Of States Project.

Keith discusses Constitution Day, September 17. 

Constitution Day is the anniversary of 9/17/1787, when the federal Constitution was signed by the state delegates in Philadelphia’s Independence Hall. The day marks the completion of defining the expressly delegated roles of the central government, as assigned to it by the States. Following the signing the document was sent to every State’s legislative body for consideration and then ratification, creating our Union in its current form. 

2004 Federal Public Law 108-447, Division J, Title 1, Section 111(b) requires the Constitution be taught each September 17 to every student in every school that receives Federal funding. 

Keith guest taught the Constitution at a home school collaborative/private school. His experience is reported in this 23 minute podcast.