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Signorile: The Extremist Attempt to Rewrite the US Constitution

Travis Waldron of HuffPost spoke with me about a long-time radical right-wing effort and how it’s “close to coming true”
This article first appeared in Michelangelo Signorile’s Substack newsletter. To see the article in its original location or to subscribe, click here.
HuffPost reporter Travis Waldron wrote a story this week about the alarming attempt by some right-wing radicals to rewrite the Constitution by triggering a provision in Article V of the Constitution that allows a constitutional convention to be called if 34 states demand it.
With states increasingly controlled by Republican legislatures and governors, the possibility is more real than ever. Still, Waldron points out, there’s been pushback or indifference by some Republicans, including by some Trump loyalists. (And a constitutional convention has also been something some on the left have advocated for in the past as well.)
🚨 This is something to watch. Closely. 🚨
A Radical Right-Wing Dream To Rewrite The Constitution Is Close To Coming Truehttps://t.co/rAnwleuXpl
— Jamie Carter – Pass For The People Act (@JCTheResistance) April 27, 2021
But at a time when an authoritarian former president who incited an insurrection is leading the Republican Party — a man who would certainly support an effort to take away freedoms and protections in the Constitution, including around speech and equal protections — I think we all agree anything can happen.
Listen to the interview and read the entire article at The Signorile Report.
Image by Kim Davies via Flickr and a CC license
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