All eyes are fixed on Capitol Hill as Republicans attempt to pass an American Health Care Bill that’s still being revised as of this writing. The recklessness of the party’s leadership can’t be overstated—14 million Americans’ insurance and countless essential health benefits hang in the balance—and yet a meeting scheduled next week in the Wisconsin legislature may possess even more terrifying ramifications for the future of the country.
According to Wisconsin.gov, Republican lawmakers will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 28, to determine whether Wisconsin will call for a constitutional convention. While a subject of legal debate, changes to America’s governing document can be made in one of three ways: Three-quarters of the states can ratify an amendment that Congress has passed with supermajorities in both houses; three-quarters of the states, with majority votes in each, can bypass Congress by invoking Article 5 to approve an amendment; or two thirds of the states can simply use Article 5 to call a “Convention of the States” and rewrite the document as they see fit (three-quarters of the states would then need to approve their changes).
A “Convention of the States” has never been invoked before, […]
The insurance companies were the main benefit of Obamacare. The ACA mandated that people buy a product from a private organization and placed no limits on the price of that product.
I’m glad that Trumpcare died and we need to move on real healthcare reform which means Medicare for all + supplemental private insurance with price controls.