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Description: Article V, the Constitution's amendment section, effects to return the United States to the federal system of government intended by the Founding Fathers, by repeal of the Seventeenth Amendment which gave away legislative representation in Congress.
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The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution , or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States , shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification
"The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, chosen by the legislature thereof , for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote." After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the federal government announced that it would preempt all state jurisdiction over airport security. The federal government preempted state powers without regard to balancing federal and state responsibilities so that these responsibilities, and related costs, could be distributed acros
Thomas Jefferson once stated during the formation of the U.S. Government: "We might hope to see the finances of the Union as clear and intelligible as a merchant's books, so that every member of [the] Union, should be able to comprehend them to investigate abuses, and consequently to control them." Thus, fiscal reporting, accountability, and control were valid original objectives with respect to the U.S. Government. They are still valid today. Needless to say, however, they are not being achieved today. REA
Liberty-Ca.org – Protecting Our Heritage and State’s Rights