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The American Constitution Society (ACS) believes that law should be a force to improve the lives of all people.

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  1. Twitter Space: The Constitution in Jeopardy w/Russ Feingold and Peter Prindiville

    09/30/2022

    Twitter Space: The Constitution in Jeopardy w/Russ Feingold and Peter Prindiville

    Article V of the U.S. Constitution provides two avenues for amending the Constitution. One of those avenues – an Article V Convention – has never before been used, in part because it could put the entire Constitution on the chopping block. Factions of the far Right, however, are now actively working to orchestrate such a convention, with the goal of radically rewriting the U.S. Constitution to achieve partisan outcomes. If the outcomes of a mock convention held by factions of the Right in 2016 are any indication, an Article V Convention could see amendments aimed at disassembling modern government and the century-old New Deal consensus, returning the country to the troubling, splintered times when the federal government could do little to provide for national welfare or defense. This could include amendments to repeal the federal income tax, to require onerous supermajorities akin to the filibuster to raise other taxes, and to enable state legislatures to nullify federal laws and regulations. Given current political dynamics, it’s easy to also imagine amendments to ban abortion and enshrine extreme interpretations of the 2nd Amendment. ACS is actively educating the public about the dangers of this radical effort and the potential for it to send this country into a constitutional crisis even more dire than January 6th.

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The American Constitution Society (ACS) believes that law should be a force to improve the lives of all people.

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    American Constitution Society
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2022
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