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its been over

15,000

dayssince congresslast proposeda successfulamendment to

the constitution.Let that sink in or a moment.


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3save congress from itself:the framers secret resolution

Te last time the Constitution was amended, gasoline was $0.36/gallon

and Te Beatles released their twelh and nal album, Let it Be.

With Congress polling at historically low approval ratings, and

Americans having virtually no condence le in our elected ocials,

weve clearly reached a tipping point.

Put simply, the prevailing political system is raught with corruption.

And massive reorm is needed perhaps more than ever beore in

this countrys proud history.

rust me, I dont take amendments to the Constitution lightly. But the

Foreathers gave Congress this exceptional latitude or a reason.

Te Framers o the Constitution realizing that they couldnt achieveabsolute perection intended or there to be amendments, and laid

out the procedures in Article V.

O the Constitutions 27 amendments, 10 the Bill o Rights were

proposed by Congress in 1789 and ratied in 1791, meaning the other

17 were spread among the subsequent 220 years.

Under the traditional process, Congress proposes an amendment

i two-thirds o its members agree. Te amendment is then ratiedi three-ourths o states agree.

But how can the healthy process o change proceed i Congress itsel

is the problem?

Well, with incredible oresight, the Framers gave Americans a second

path.

Beore I reveal the Framers secret resolution, however, let me back up

a bit and show you in the simplest terms possible whats going onwhy Im so concerned and what could happen within days...
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To DropFailure to reach a meaningul course o action would not onlyerode what little condence remains in our ederal govern-ment, but would also trigger a budget sequester. Or in laymensterms, automatic, across-the-board spending cuts to deenseand domestic programs, specically.

And such a turn o events would be crippling.

For instance, it would shrink our Navy to the smallestnumber o ships since 1915. It would reduce our Air Forceto its smallest size ever. And it would cut Medicare benetsby $123 billion.

Sequestration would also likely trigger a second debt down-grade this time, rom either Moodys or Fitch dealinganother blow to Americas already ragile economy.

Worse yet, it could send the stock market into adeath spiral.

Such a reality has the potential to erase billions in personalwealth, indiscriminately crushing stocks, EFs, 401(k)s, mu-tual unds and pension unds (i.e. our hard-earned nest eggs).

But it gets even worse

Even i Congress agrees to a workable solution, i the structureo the spending cuts and new taxes arent just right, it could re-sult in economic contraction, which itsel could trigger anotherdebt downgrade and urther thwart GDP growth.

So you see? Were hosed either way!

Te good news is, our Foreathers saw this coming.

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Having just ought the Revolutionary War to gain inde-pendence rom Britain, the Framers o the U.S. Consti-tution knew, rsthand, that over time, the governmentitsel can become the plague.

Or as Lawrence Lessig says in his book Republic Lost

Sometimes an institution becomes too sick to x itsel.Not that the institution is necessarily blind to its ownsickness. But that it doesnt have the capacity, or will, todo anything about it.

Understanding this, the Framers added to our Constitu-tion an ingenious escape hatch.

Although its never been used in the history o thisproud country, its the only plausible strategy or orcing

undamental reorm to our Congress.Were calling it Te Framers Secret Resolution.

Again, our oreathers bequeathed this gi upon usin case o an emergency. We now have a undamentalresponsibility to use it, right?

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a CoNveNTioN!I we do not provide against corruption, our govern-ment will soon be at an end. George Mason, VirginiaDelegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention and oneo Americas Founding Fathers.

Mason made that declaration in 1787. And what wastrue then still applies today.

Back then, the United States was resh o its victoriousbattle or independence with Britain, which triggeredthe rise o the greatest superpower in world history.

I we dono povideagains co-pion, o

govenmenwill soon bea an end.George Mason,Virginia Delegate tothe U.S. ConstitutionalConvention andone o AmericasFounding Fathers.


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But amid all the hope, a newly liberated America was strug-gling to nd its identity. Ironically, like its British predecessor,its early political system was rie with corruption.

As Washingtons powerbase was orming, greed oentrumped morals.

Sounds amiliar, right?

In 1787, Congress convened in Philadelphia with the soleand express purpose to make it possible or the Constitutionto be amended, as needed. It accomplished this extraordinaryeat in two very distinct ways:

1) By Congressional mandate.

2) By calling for a convention.

o date, all 27 amendments have come orth via thetraditional route, where Congress proposes an amendmentand then the states ratiy it.

But, as Lessig says, Sometimes an institution, like anindividual, needs an intervention rom people, rom riends,rom outside.

Knowing this, the Framers orever etched their secretresolution onto the parchment.

that Congress must call a convention to consider

proposals to amend the Constitution i two-thirds o thestate legislators ask it to. Period!

In other words, Americans can, in eect, supersede Congressi the masses can somehow all get behind a game-changingidea, and infuence their local leaders to move on it.

Its a daunting task.

However, even though its never been done, the specter o aconvention alone can scare Congress into taking action.

Congress quickly pushed through the 17th amendment whenthe states came within one vote o calling or a convention.

In oe wods,Ameicans can,in eec, spe-sede Congess ie masses can

someow all gebeind a game-canging idea,and inenceei local leadeso move on i.


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MoveMeNTBy its very denition, a convention is intended to be agrass roots eort, with policymakers kept a sae distancerom the process.

Its people power at work the same people who currentlygive Congress a pathetic 9% approval rating.

Or as Abraham Lincoln argued, Constitutional amendmentsshould start at the ground level with ordinary people and work their way up.

And its about time we get to work!

First and oremost, though, we need a central idea one that will serve as the rallying cry o the people.

Perhaps its campaign nance reorm. Or requiring a balancedbudget. Or term limits (my personal avorite).

With so much corruption in politics, rallying around a bigidea is actually the easy part.

Te hard part is organizing a movement strong enough tosupport a convention. And the only way to do that is at thelocal level.

It could happen by organizing what Lessig calls shadowconventions at town hall meetings, church gatherings, peprallies, on college campuses wherever such discussionsamong passionate civilians occur.

And o course, the power o technology and other social

media can help enormously, as well.

But even organizing shadow conventions is too ambitiousat this stage o the game.

By is veydefniion, aconvenion isinended o bea gass oos

eo, wi policy-makes kep asae disanceom e pocess.


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For now, since were so early in the movement, our mostworthwhile endeavor is simply raising public awareness oTe Framers Secret Resolution calling or a convention.

In the end, a convention isnt about whether you lean tothe le or the right.

Its not about whether youre Republican or Democrat,or whether you live in a Red state or a Blue state.

It has nothing to do with race, ethnicity, or yourreligious belies.

Its simply about one thing:

Reform.And since Congress is ar too sick to rely on a moment

longer, its time we use the power granted to us by ourForeathers to spark the reorm ourselves.

Well continue to do our part to raise awareness here at WallStreet Daily by 1) continuing to aggressively push this reportthrough an array o media channels, and 2) writing aboutpotential convention platorms in our articles.

But we need your help in whatever capacity you can oer.

Forward this report to a riend post it on your Facebookpage... tweet about it... mention it in your blog... every bithelps!

I predict uture happiness or Americans i they can preventthe government rom wasting the labors o the people underthe pretense o taking care o them. Tomas Jeerson

I ask you... Are you happy with the present state o ouronce-proud nation?

Heres to hoping you do your part before its too late,

Louis Basenese


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