Constitutional Convention isn’t a good idea
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Editor,
Art Wittich (R-MT) state senator of District 35, Bozeman, is the proud primary sponsor of two bills for this coming legislative session. SJ 4 calls for a resolution to Congress for a Constitutional Convention on a balanced budget amendment while SJ 5 proposes a resolution to Congress for a Constitutional Convention on US house and senate term limits. What could this newly elected Montana senator possibly be thinking and who has influenced his actions?
Understand this, once called, a Constitutional Convention becomes its own authority - it cannot be limited and it could easily become a wildly chaotic free for all - throwing open the doors to all manner of changes to our Constitution. Can you imagine what an opportunity this would provide the progressives? They would have the one door opened whereby they in effect could openly work to destroy our Republic and catapult our nation headlong into the arms of totalitarianism. We need to enforce the Constitution that we have and not rewrite it.
What is your understanding of a Constitutional Convention? It is safe to say that the general public’s understanding of our Constitution has deteriorated greatly, while dependence on government programs has dramatically escalated since the birth of our nation. Now I ask you, given what you know today, what do you think the outcome of a Constitutional Convention would be?
Go to the library to find a copy of the Constitution of the United States. Read it, study it and understand your Constitution. It sure would have been beneficial if Senator Whittich had done his homework. He would have understood that voters set term limits as provided for in Article 1 Section 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 of the Constitution, while Sections 7, 8, 9 take care of a balanced budget provided, of course, that the members of congress take their oath of office seriously. Forrest Gump says "Stupid is as stupid does."
I for one, am tired of stupid. Can we not return to good old fashioned common sense?
Robert L. Starks
St. Ignatius
