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A '''Con Con''' -- [[Essay:Best New Conservative Words|short for a new "constitutional convention"]]—would be an dangerous, unprecedented assembly of representatives nationwide in order to rewrite the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] as permitted by its Article V. Sometimes this is euphemistically promoted as an "Article V" convention, despite how most people do not know what Article V is and that Congress has complete control over Article V conventions.
A '''Con Con''' -- [[Essay:Best New Conservative Words|short for a new "constitutional convention"]]—would be an dangerous, unprecedented assembly of representatives nationwide in order to rewrite the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] as permitted by its Article V. Sometimes this is euphemistically promoted as an "Article V" convention, despite how most people do not know what Article V is and that Congress has complete control over Article V conventions.
Many supporters of a Con Con have good intentions, believing that it will reduce the size and scope of the federal government. However, it is expected by many that the media and a relatively small number of people would dominate the process, with predictably [[liberal]] results.<ref>[http://www.sweetliberty.org/issues/concon/effort2dismantle.htm The Effort to Dismantle Our Constitution]</ref>
Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] described a Con Con as a "horrible idea" during the question-and-answer session of a public event in May 2015, in New Jersey.
Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] described a Con Con as a "horrible idea" during the question-and-answer session of a public event in May 2015, in New Jersey.
As Chief Justice Warren Burger stated:<ref>http://www.sweetliberty.org/issues/concon/burger.htm</ref>
As Chief Justice Warren Burger stated:<ref>http://www.sweetliberty.org/issues/concon/burger.htm</ref>
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|Newt Gingrich
|Newt Gingrich
|Candidate for [[presidential election 2012|president in 2012]]
|Candidate for [[presidential election 2012|president in 2012]] and former [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the U.S. House]]
|On the [[Fox News Channel]] nearly every day
|On the [[Fox News Channel]] nearly every day
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|[[Mark Levin]]
|[[Mark Levin]]
|talk radio host
|talk radio host
|gives it a new name, but the defect is the same
|Intention is to reduce size and scope of government, and he gives it a new name, but the defect is the same
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|Proposed nine amendments, but there were fears of a "runaway" convention that expands the size of government<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/01/09/texas-gov-abbott-calls-for-constitutional-convention-proposes-constitution-amendments.html Texas Gov. Abbott calls for convention on Constitution, proposes amendments]. ''Fox News''. January 9, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.</ref>
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