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A far-right movement to ‘rewrite the Constitution’ has ‘immense potential for lasting harm’: historian
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A far-right movement to ‘rewrite the Constitution’ has ‘immense potential for lasting harm’: historian
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Altering the U.S. Constitution in any way is always an uphill climb. For many years, liberal and progressive critics of the Electoral College have been calling for it to be abolished — only to be reminded by other liberals and progressives that doing so would mean changing the Constitution.
Meanwhile, on the far right, some MAGA Republicans have been calling for a full-fledged constitutional convention. That idea is by no means universally loved among conservatives. But in an article published by The Bulwark on September 12, author James M. Banner Jr. emphasizes that such a convention is not outside the realm of possibility if enough GOP-dominated state legislatures sign on.
“Radical conservative activists are working with Republican state legislators to trigger an extraordinary special convention to rewrite the Constitution of the United States,” Banner warns. “The possibility of it actually happening is real enough that everyone needs to pay attention — fast.”
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Banner notes that outspoken opponents of such a convention can be found on both the left and the right.
