public:cb_mirror:david_horowitz_sign_pdf_files_12985
To view this on the COS website, click here david-horowitz-sign
To download the pdf file from the COS website, click here David_Horowitz_sign.pdf
David Horowitz Sign
Attachment: 2376/David_Horowitz_sign.pdf
 In the 1980’s, In the 1980’s, Chief Justice Warren Burger Chief Justice Warren Burger , who had joined in the , who had joined in the infamous infamous Roe v. Wade decision Roe v. Wade decision , wrote multiple letters o , wrote multiple letters o pposing the pposing the Article V process Article V process , which he, too, referred to as a “constitutional , which he, too, referred to as a “constitutional convention.” His opposition was based, in part, on his assertion that the convention.” His opposition was based, in part, on his assertion that the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia had disregarded its 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia had disregarded its instructions. Of course, this assertion has been definitively proven to be instructions. Of course, this assertion has been definitively proven to be incorrect. incorrect. Ironically despite the fact that Burger was complicit in the Supreme Court Ironically despite the fact that Burger was complicit in the Supreme Court decision that might easily win the “most hated-by-conservatives” award, it decision that might easily win the “most hated-by-conservatives” award, it was one of Burger’s letters that appears to have turned the fringe was one of Burger’s letters that appears to have turned the fringe conservative groups against the use of an Article V convention to propose conservative groups against the use of an Article V convention to propose amendments with the power to end federal overreach. The late amendments with the power to end federal overreach. The late Phyllis Phyllis Schlafly, Founder of Eagle Forum, Schlafly, Founder of Eagle Forum, made no bones about the fact that her made no bones about the fact that her opposition was based upon Burger’s letter advising her of the “dangers” of an opposition was based upon Burger’s letter advising her of the “dangers” of an Article V convention. Article V convention. It’s unclear whether she ever considered the It’s unclear whether she ever considered the possibility that Burger’s “advice” was based on his recognition of the possibility that Burger’s “advice” was based on his recognition of the very real danger, at that time, that an Article V convention was about to very real danger, at that time, that an Article V convention was about to reverse the Roe v. Wade decision that he supported. reverse the Roe v. Wade decision that he supported. What triggered the What triggered the John Birch Society’s John Birch Society’s opposition to the Article V opposition to the Article V convention process is less clear. What is well-documented, however, is that convention process is less clear. What is well-documented, however, is that JBS hasn’t always opposed it. JBS hasn’t always opposed it. In fact, in the late 50’s and early 60’s, JBS In fact, in the late 50’s and early 60’s, JBS Founder Robert Welch and many JBS chapters lobbied for the passage Founder Robert Welch and many JBS chapters lobbied for the passage of state resolutions to trigger a convention to propose the “Liberty of state resolutions to trigger a convention to propose the “Liberty Amendment. Amendment. ” Today, however, JBS seems to have forgotten about all that. ” Today, however, JBS seems to have forgotten about all that. It now uses the Left’s label of “con-con” to refer to the process, and fiercely It now uses the Left’s label of “con-con” to refer to the process, and fiercely opposes any and all efforts to implement it. opposes any and all efforts to implement it. a by David Horowitz |
| What do the John Birch Society, Eagle Forum, Common Cause, and Planned Parenthood have in common? They all oppose the states’ use of Article V of our Constitution to impose and enforce constitutional limits on Washington. Why Conservatives need to amend the Constitution |
| Page Metadata | |
| Login Required to view? | No |
| Created: | 2021-08-05 20:31 GMT |
| Updated: | 2022-08-06 03:00 GMT |
| Published: | 2021-08-05 04:00 GMT |
| Converted: | 2025-11-11 12:23 GMT |
| Change Author: | Jon Lapp |
| Credit Author: | |
public/cb_mirror/david_horowitz_sign_pdf_files_12985.txt · Last modified: 2025/11/11 12:23 by 127.0.0.1