Thread by @JayRiestenberg

I'm going to geek out for a minutes and tweet some quotes from Hawaii Attorney General Russell Suzuki's testimony against a resolution to call an Article V convention, because it is really good. capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2018/Te… #HIleg #HInews

"We advise the Legislature that a
federal constitutional convention called with this resolution could potentially open up
each and every provision of the United States Constitution to amendment or repeal."

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"In other words, a federal constitutional convention could propose amendments to eliminate the protections of free speech; the protections against racial discrimination; the
protections of freedom of religion;..."

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"...or any of the other myriad provisions that presently
provide the backbone of American law."

The unknowns that would surround a federal constitutional convention are
significant. The reach of such a convention could extend to a complete re-drafting of the Constitution"

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"Most importantly, it is not known whether an Article V convention can be limited to one topic or must be a general convention, which could hypothetically propose
amendments for any provision of the federal constitution..."

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"Because there has never been an Article V convention, these and many other questions remain unanswered"

"We note that concerns about the potential to open the entire Constitution up for debate have prompted several states to recently rescind their calls for a
convention"

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