@ohiorob That would be... not good. #ArticleV #NATO

Likely to get lost in the indictment news today, but I just wanted to share this fascinating long read from @lessig about the perils and potential of a Constitutional Convention: "Making an Article V Convention Safe for Democracy" https://medium.lessig.org/making-an-article-v-convention-safe-for-democracy-e946f2b77dc6 #ArticleV #ConstitutionalConvention #Democracy #Lessig

Making an #ArticleV Convention Safe for #Democracy
https://www.nybooks.com/online/2023/04/17/making-a-constitutional-convention-safe-for-democracy-lessig/

#Podcast #TossingGrenadesAtWindmills #ArticleV #KochBrothers #Hysterical #MCU

https://youtu.be/oP19xF-CzmU

I’ve been writing about the right wing’s efforts for an #ArticleV convention for years. But this is the clearest description of what the #right plans to do. #Koch #libertarian #UtopianNightmare

https://newrepublic.com/article/169563/patriot-academy-right-wing-constitutional-defense-training-camp?fbclid=IwAR3SFq9GPcYJOlFIF_3bGn6qqBWqg2uJsr3itZtzTZ8QjfaufK3Apf_oBGE

Polish officials said late Tuesday they were considering asking #NATO countries to begin special high-level consultations.
Those consultations, known as #ArticleIV in reference to NATO’s founding treaty, are a step short of invoking the alliance’s mutual-defense pact, known as #ArticleV
#Poland

https://www.wsj.com/articles/missile-that-hit-poland-likely-launched-by-ukraine-in-air-defense-western-officials-say-11668589786

A missile landing on one #NATO territory is a missile landing on all NATO territories. Whether 'accidentally' or deliberately, Russia has been dropping missiles on innocent people on a daily basis, #Ukraine. We were not obliged to take military action then as U. is not a NATO Member. No-one wishes for war. But NATO is now absolutely obliged to show solidarity in diplomacy and in action. #ArticleIV. #ArticleV #NATO #Poland #War

As if there weren’t enough chaos in the world right now: #ArticleV #Poland #WWIII

Would be very very cautious with takes getting ahead of the #Polish government btw on expected response in scale or kind.

In particular, be careful about takes regarding #ArticleV or full-scale response. Article V is not a trip wire and it's not automatic. It needs both to meet the legal criteria *and* the political criteria for entering war.

It's not clear to me yet that the technical criteria will be met here, but even if they were, the political will for hot war with R is very very very low

Would be very very cautious with takes getting ahead of the #Polish government btw on expected response in scale or kind.

In particular, be careful about takes regarding #ArticleV or full-scale response. Article V is not a trip wire and it's not automatic. It needs both to meet the legal criteria *and* the political criteria for entering war.

It's not clear to me yet that the technical criteria will be met here, but even if they were, the political will for hot war with R is very very very low