Andre Bauer
Lieutenant Governor
State of South Carolina
March 25, 2010
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. T he 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,
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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 an 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 McConnellSUREDEO\RXUVWDWH¶VIRUHPRVW
legislative authority, suggested to help solve the illegal immigration stalemate.)
For your convenience, I am including the pertinent article of the U.S. Constitution below:
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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.)
,I\RXKDYHDQ\TXHVWLRQVSOHDVHGRQ¶WKHVLWDWHWRFDOORUHPDLOYou may reach me by
phone at 803-734-2080 or by email at ltgov@[Link].
Thank you,
Andre Bauer
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