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Skousen opposed a Con Con

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above is a link to the letter he wrote saying it was a bad idea

There are some that are not telling the truth about his position on a Con Con.

HJR2 MUST be stopped

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I am sorry but I don't understand what a "Con-Con" is, please explain.

I understand con-con to be the rice at the bottom of a pan that has hardened and will not come out when you clean the pan. On my mission the locals love this like candy.

I assume we are not talking about the same thing here.

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gooseguy11 wrote:I am sorry but I don't understand what a "Con-Con" is, please explain.

I understand con-con to be the rice at the bottom of a pan that has hardened and will not come out when you clean the pan. On my mission the locals love this like candy.

I assume we are not talking about the same thing here.
Constitutional Convention.

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The biggest problem with a con-con is the lack of education on principles of good government among the general population. If there was a con-con, bottom line is it would need to be ratified or accepted as legitimate by the serfs - I have no faith in what bill of good s we collectively would be willing to be sold, especially if it promised to take us back to "the good old days".

I think that a con-con is likely to happen, but there is a good chance that some states would not ratify it - ti could precipitate the division of the U.S. which might not be a bad thing. I see enthusiasm building for a Chuck Baldwin run for governor of Montana, I could see a lot of mountain states banding together and returning to correct principles in such a scenario. The country is already divided against itself, a Con-Con would just draw the lines on the map to make the separation complete. Barring that, the cleansing will do the separating for us.

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gooseguy11 wrote:I am sorry but I don't understand what a "Con-Con" is, please explain.

I understand con-con to be the rice at the bottom of a pan that has hardened and will not come out when you clean the pan. On my mission the locals love this like candy.

I assume we are not talking about the same thing here.
LOL you sir win post of the day.

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Thank you for your reply's. I would agree a con-con would be a bad idea. I feel until we can live with what we have there is no need to try to reinvent the wheel. Kind of the same principle or living within your current budget, if you can't afford it don't buy it. Our current constitution is just fine (with out a few amendments) why waste time changing it? I certainly do not trust an elect few to change it behind closed doors.

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Thanks for bringing that letter to my attention... I forwarded it to some well-meaning people who have been sending out letters in support of a Con-Con, even implying that Cleon Skousen supported a Con-Con... and now the truth... Skousen came to realize that while a Con-Con could be a good thing, it would be dangerous to do in such a corrupt political climate as we have today - only works for a moral and religious people.

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Sorry this is off topic...

Brian, I love your pic of Helmuth Hubener. Recently saw LDS Lives:Truth and Conviction, The Helmuth Hubener Story on the BYU channel and I would encourage all to watch it. Love that channel! :)

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