Will Republicans Rewrite the Constitution?

A Constitutional convention may be on the horizon

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As if we didn’t already have enough to worry about the incoming Trump administration, let me add one more worry to your list: a Constitutional convention.

Yup, Republicans have been itching to add a few amendments to the Constitution since the last time Trump was elected in 2016. They actually held a mock convention before that election which came up with six new amendments:

1. The public debt shall not be increased except upon a recorded vote of two-thirds of each house of Congress.

2. Term limits on Congress

3. Limiting federal overreach by returning the Commerce Clause to its original meaning

4. Limiting the power of federal regulations by giving an easy congressional override

5. Require a super majority for federal taxes and repeal the 16th Amendment

6. Give the states (by a 3/5ths vote) the power to abrogate any federal law, regulation or executive order.

So last Trump term. These days, Trump wants to end birthright citizenship while the rest of the Party would love to ban abortion nationwide, ban gun control laws, shut down immigration completely from shithole countries, and add a…