States' Rights

" He the last night or this morning said that -- they were about 4000 people there. The Alamo. Gave the official estimate about 20000. People there on the grounds of the -- yesterday was absolutely unbelievable Greta was asking me about secession. When I was at the Alamo but forget about secession from it. People are looking for a way to relieve the pressure you know and be able to make sure that the government doesn't get too big into out of control of both parties have been taking us there what redress the states have if you're tired of being kicked around -- the federal government and -- of those states that feel that way. Randy Barnett is a professor at Georgetown law he argued state rights case before the Supreme Court when he defended the power for California to authorize medical marijuana. He's the author of restoring the lost constitution. I can tell you Randy. -- Quality and -- that saves your boring is your book boring this matter is -- is -- I mean sometimes professors read their rights stuff you're like on -- is a good."

" My book is my book is intended to be accessible to the average constitution loving American okay. But it seems to be getting fewer and fewer lately. The web but who I didn't I didn't want to mention I didn't want to mention -- my brother was at the Alamo and watched you there in had a really on my brother Howard -- shower yeah well I'm a big fan of yours extremist. Yeah exactly -- get ready. States rides they. Hold -- lead of the government down to its its proper place constitutionally speaking. Well a lot of states surpassing a lot of resolutions. -- proclaiming State's sovereignty. Those resolutions really aren't going to accomplish much of anything except to express political dissent but there is something in the constitution the states can do that we'll definitely get. People's attention will -- the power elite which in that is they can day every state can petition. Congress to hold a constitutional convention. Well something that article five a power that article five gives them to do the Pentagon and two thirds of the way -- that -- Now I feel like a big dummy but you know that's make. I voted against a constitutional come convention in Connecticut -- quite frankly. I don't want the constitution opened up for everybody -- gag you know on another thing that second -- got to go. I don't want to open it up because I don't know what look what would happen. I don't -- constitutional convention either but there won't be a constitutional convention what will happen is if enough states get together and petition for one especially if they can get together over an amendment that they would like to see enacted it would limit federal power. Believe me congress will act before any threat any convention ever gets -- we've never had what in this country will never have won but the threat of having one will really put. The fear of god into okay into the power lead here and watch this is kind of this is kind of like I feel like we're playing Russian roulette here you say to me -- we'll never have a constitutional convention so we should all wish we should ask for one. Why am I mean. What happens I mean it sounds almost too good to be true and that's when we always get in trouble. Well if you're really afraid of having a casters -- convention which I would be frank I -- I had if you thought. If you thought there was going to be one -- one thing that might make make you feel a little better about that is that nothing that a constitutional convention does is binding on anyone until it's ratified by three quarters of the states now all they can do is propose amendments and that those elements have to be as an alternative to congress and those amendments still have to be approved by three quarters of the states so constitutional convention can't do anything on its own."

" Okay Randy you're a genius at 52855. Seconds that's -- I want to constitutional convention at. I 8531 I could change my mind but right now that's only a great idea thanks already we'll talk to you again."