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Selatius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-06-07 10:10 PM
Response to Reply #42
48. We could call a convention that spells out what is on the table and what isn't.
Edited on Sun May-06-07 10:11 PM by Selatius
For instance, we could stipulate that any delegate sent to such a convention agrees only to discuss the issue of proportional representation in the House, the Electoral College (keeping it or abolishing it), mandatory public financing of all federal campaigns, and making election day a national holiday. If the delegate does not agree, the state that delegate represents would be asked to replace that delegate with one that does agree to the ground rules. Anything else that is brought up will not be recognized.

This should keep the convention from being derailed by a whole bunch of other issues that have no relevance on the original ones stipulated in the ground rules of the convention.
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