I see no other option at this point. From Wickard v. Filburn ~to~ Realville v. Sebelius it’s apparent that “We The People” Have finally been deemed irrelevant by all branches of the federal government. Every action has a reaction and Chief Just-us Roberts’ (RINO-ObamaVille) opinion colorfully points out our duty to change the very constitution that the court, congress and the executive branch have nullified by decree, fiat and downright constitutional insanity.

Those of us in the “Fairtax” (or tax replacement) camp got a monster boost with this bone head decision. The mandate is a Tax? Really?… The Narrative has now been successfully transferred from the commerce clause to the tax code. YAY! (Sorry… It’s the ONLY good thing I see that came out of this nightmare). For any tax (REPLACEMENT) to work the 16^th amendment has to go… Doesn’t matter if it’s “Fair “or “Flat” Or Ryan’s plan… Whatever; until the constitution is amended to clear the way for a new form of revenue we can only look forward to more Fiats, Decrees and constitutional lunacy.

“But Luvn, But Luvn— November!” Yea I remember the last “November”. We did well. And we will do well again this go around. I also remember a vote on the BBA when everyone got settled in DC though. What was it again? 22 brave souls?

Sigh.

Look, I’m not going to give the false impression that I think it’s even possible for the states to convene a convention or for us to get the 2/3rds and 3/4ds necessary to do it El-natural with super majorities. (IF we get em’) I’m just pointing out that it’s all we have left. Chief Just-Us Roberts (RINO- ObamaVille) sealed that deal… Unconstitutional? PPPffft, sorry putz, just consult your tax code. I don’t care how many republicans get elected, (to the federal side), as long as the 80,000 pages of tax code and their power to add/remove or manipulate those pages remains intact… we WILL remain perpetually screwed. The fate of our republic has been handed back to the states and our state legislatures with this SCOTUS opinion… whether they want that responsibility or not.

Ok, with all that said I give you the: LuvntheBIGsites Article V Convention wish list! Heh… Please feel free to expand on the list or completely destroy my feeble arguments… (Sarcasm is welcome).

1. Article 1 section 8 thru the 16^th amendment should be scrubbed including anything else in between that has to do with the fed’s power to tax. For a REPLACEMENT, LuvntheBIGsites likes a point of sale consumption tax on new goods and services @ or around the Laffer curve (19% ?) with a 10% debt reduction add-on to sunset when the national debt is paid off. Forever.

2. Enact a Balanced Budget Amendment that stipulates no federal outlays (with the exception of War) are to exceed revenue generated by the new tax structure. EVER. If this means the end to some “entitlement “or useless government programs… Sweet!.

3. The 17^th Amendment should be scrubbed as well, (election of Senators with a popular vote). Seems to me that it all went downhill fast after the 16^th and 17^th were ratified. Examples: As crazy as California is would the state legislature send Boxer and Feinstein back to the senate over and over again with all that oil off the coast and a self-inflicted agricultural dust-bowl disaster over a “fish”? What about states that dig coal up and down the eastern seaboard? Or Mid-western natural gas?  Wouldn’t those states send people to Washington to represent them that come from Realville instead of environmentalist wacko’s? Would Arizona send McCain back over his big campaign finance “win” while his state is being over-run with illegals and drug gangs? Seems to me the best way to return power to the states is to let the states send representation to the senate that would reflect their own self-interest, not some special interest.

4. State legislatures should be able to organize a national ballot measure (minimum 2/3 states have to approve) for a popular vote among all states for the removal of a Supreme Court Just-us from the bench. Re-writing statutes to keep them alive from the high court has to stop, Period. Also we need some more checks and balances with regard to lifetime appointments. (Note: I’m not talking about Roberts here as much as I am about justices who look to “foreign law” for guidance or council others to NOT look to our constitution for guidance in creating their own). These are No-Brainer Blamstick offenses.  Bottom line: SCOTUS appointees need to fear the electorate too, (not just the Op-ed pages in the DC click).

And finally… (Tongue in cheek):

5. No graduate of Harvard University will be allowed at the convention or to participate in the re-writing of the constitution. (Nothing personal people but you had almost a century and you failed miserably). Didn’t Just-us Roberts (RINO-Obamaville) and Barack Hussein Kardashian (Mayor-Obamaville) go to Harvard? I rest my case.

Happy Independence day all… /Salute

—LuvntheBIGsites

1) He is the only candidate advocating a complete “replacement” of the Tax code. Every other candidate/media personality/Redstate poster seems to think that our byzantine 80 thousand page disaster can be amended or repaired with the snap of a finger. (Insert your own Unicorn/fairy dust analogy here.) I didn’t go to Morehouse or No-House… But anyone that thinks it can be repaired is either and idiot or a liar. Our tax code (and The EPA) has driven Millions of jobs outside of our borders and they are not going to come back because some establishment “R” (in one branch of our government) is going to lower the “corporate tax rate”. The only way they are coming back is if they know the playing field hasn’t been rigged to change every 4 years. That’s going to take REAL reform: Fairtax, 999, Flat Tax, (insert your idea here) doesn’t matter. Get it? Herman Cain does.

2) There is a very real possibility that we will send another 60+ newbs into the house and take the Senate in 2012. Another 60 in the house may be enough to shift the balance of power away from the establishment but if Perry or Romney takes the White House that guarantee’s Boehner remains speaker. If Cain is the nominee a real leadership shake up is possible. If you’re a Tea party conservative, that should be music to your ears. If you’re not a Tea party conservative… It should at least give you pause. Whatever argument you have against Cain you can’t ignore the window we have. Get it? Herman Cain does.

3) And finally Cain’s “republican” nomination and Landslide win over Obama would put the final nail in the old media’s coffin. The Race card and The class warfare card will go up in smoke in one campaign… (and it won’t even be hard). Social media technological advancements (and unity among the New Media) will for the first time prevent the old media from defining the narrative. When that happens, (Even for one presidential election) We win. Get it? Herman Cain Does.

/Rant off

—luvntheBIGsites.

I think an important distinction has been left out too many times concerning the Fairtax, a flat tax or tax reform in general. Anywhere you travel around the new-media the debate and number crunching is mind boggling. For the most part, those who have studied the issue in earnest have made up their mind. From a political standpoint many have overlooked a glaring point that should be trumpeted at every opportunity.

Example: Do the clickity-click over to Fairtax.org and check out the HR 25 co-sponsor page. —66 brave souls… (Probably more to be added in the 112^th). The fact that these reps have co-sponsored a bill to reform our broken tax code is irrelevant. What I find the most revealing about this group of politicians is by signing on to this bill they have effectively said (in writing) that our current 70,000 page disaster CANNOT BE REPAIRED. That ladies and gents (to quote Joe bite me)…is a big F%$&ing Deal.

It doesn’t matter where you stand on the political fence or what your opinions are on tax reform… What is on display for all to see is a slowly growing coalition of elected reps that realize there is a Big Government policy that they can’t fix, that gets worse every year… and that REPLACEMENT is the only answer. Can anyone out there in the blogosphere name another Big Gov Boondoggle that has 66 reps signed on for an outright replacement? (Obama Care doesn’t count as that demon is in the SCOTUS crosshairs, respectively.)

My point being is maybe we should give pause and even a little respect to those that have crossed over into the land of reality before we shoot them down with our Epic analysis? Sometimes even in politics, it’s the thought that counts.

— luvntheBIGsites.