Texas Gov. Abbott Wants to Amend the Constitution to Override US Laws and Supreme Court Rulings
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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.