Andre Bauer: Only Way To Stop Health Care Is Through A Constitutional Convention (VIDEO)

Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer (R-SC)
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Lt. Governor Andre Bauer (R-SC) doesn’t think the constitutional challenge to health care reform by state Attorneys General will succeed.

Instead, he has proposed “a surefire way” to stop the health care bill from being instated — another Constitutional Convention.

Last week, Bauer sent a letter to the South Carolina General Assembly asking for support for a resolution to call a convention, where the states will “make amendment to the constitution to reverse the dangerous action taken by Obama and Congress.”

Earlier this week, he reiterated the idea on Fox News, noting that he’s been taking steps to rally support among other state legislatures.

According to Bauer, “this would be a limited purpose convention, for solely doing away with the health care bill that was passed last week.”

Bauer would need 34 states to vote to call a convention, and 38 to vote to overturn health care reform.

Host Greta Van Susteren, somewhat dubious of Bauer’s ability to rally 34 states to his cause, asked him what he thinks of the push by several state Attorneys General to overturn the bill in court on constitutional grounds.

Bauer: “I’m told by most constitutional scholars that this, in fact, will not work. That this will not be able to stop what happened last week. And I am told that [a convention] is the only way that we can prevent this from moving forward.”

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Bauer is also known for comparing poor people to stray animals and, more recently, hiring the man who distributed those “Barack, The Magic Negro” CDs as a political consultant.

Here’s the full letter:

To my colleagues in the S.C. General Assembly:

As you know, President Obama and Congress have – against the wishes of the majority of the citizens of this nation – enacted a law forcing all citizens to participate in government-run health care.

I believe this action, left unchallenged, is the beginning of the end of the America we know and love. The freedoms we have enjoyed in our lifetimes are being steadily eroded, and future generations will suffer the consequences. The time has come for bold action, and I am asking you today to join me in leading this bold action.

While there are other steps being considered, I am not certain that any of them can be successful. Planned lawsuits, I am informed by legal experts, will not likely be successful. Repeal efforts, while noble, would most certainly be vetoed by the President, and upheld by his congressional majority. State legislative “nullification” actions will almost certainly be overturned by the courts.

As I have carefully researched this matter to find a solution, I have found but one sure-fire way to overturn the new socialized medicine law: a constitutional convention, called for by the states, as provided for in Article Five of the United States Constitution.

I am asking you to support a legislative resolution calling for a constitutional convention, hopefully by joining as a sponsor of the resolution which, at my request, is already being prepared by Senators Campbell and Cleary in the Senate, and Representatives Frye and Scott in the House.

If we in South Carolina, along with 33 other state legislatures, pass a resolution calling for a national constitutional convention, we will be able to make amendment to the constitution to reverse the dangerous action taken by Obama and Congress, which will then need to be ratified by 38 state legislatures.

While this action is bold, it is nonetheless an actual, workable solution. (As you may recall, this is the same action that Senator McConnell, probably our state’s foremost legislative authority, suggested to help solve the illegal immigration stalemate.)

For you convenience, I am including the pertinent article of the U.S. Constitution below:

Article V – Amendment: The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress…

I am asking you to act quickly to join as a sponsor of this legislation so that we can move NOW to reverse this law. Every day this law is allowed to stand is day of oppression of the basic freedoms which have symbolized America. (Today and tomorrow, I am contacting other state legislatures to ask them to initiate similar resolutions.)

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call or email. My cell phone is 864-208-7654; and my personal email is ltgov@scsenate.org.

Thank you,

Andre Bauer

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