Texas Gov. Abbott Wants to Amend the Constitution to Override US Laws and Supreme Court Rulings
If you thought Texas governors couldn’t get much crazier than Rick Perry, it’s time for another think, pardner, because Gov. Greg Abbott is now calling for a Convention of States to enact nine — count ‘em, nine! — amendments to the US Constitution.
The purpose of Abbott’s wish-list of amendments is to create a system of states’ rights on steroids, in which states can override Supreme Court decisions and federal laws. Basically he’s calling for a return to the Articles of Confederation that were replaced by our current Constitution. I guess this is how far right Republicans demonstrate their reverence for the US Constitution these days — by trying to gut it.
Reporter Brian Rosenthal tweeted Abbott’s fantasy amendments:
Here are the nine amendments to the U.S. Constitution that Texas Gov. @GregAbbott_TX is calling for #txlege pic.twitter.com/xbziSVL6Zs
— Brian M. Rosenthal (@brianmrosenthal) January 8, 2016
There’s no way this will actually happen, of course. Greg Abbott has been reading too much Gateway Pundit.