
                     69th ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION
                         OF THE AMERICAN LEGION
                                    
                           SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
                         AUGUST 25, 26, 27, 1987




RESOLUTION NO.                     63

SUBJECT:                           UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION

COMMITTEE:                         AMERICANISM



    Whereas, The American Legion is dedicated to the defense of the
  Constitution, and this defense must be conducted by any and all legal
  means against all enemies, whatever may be their nature; and

    Whereas, There are intensive attacks on the Constitution by persons
  challenging the continued validity of the Constitution, which has
  adequate provision for orderly amendment, stating that it does not
  meet the requirements of modern society and the original precepts of
  the founders were flawed; and

[   Whereas, Efforts are underway to convene a Constitutional Convention ]
[ ostensibly for the purpose of effecting a balanced budget amendment,   ]
[ yet this could result in radical change or destruction to our current  ]
[ form of government by extending consideration to the Constitution's    ]
[ entire structure; and                                                  ]

    Whereas, Special interests have already made proposals for a
  substitute Constitution, therefore it is apparent that a dire threat
  exists to the Constitution that The American Legion is bound to
  support; now, therefore, be it

    Resolved, By The American Legion in National Convention assembled
  in San Antonio, Texas, August 25, 26, 27, 1987, That it states its
  opposition to efforts to convene a Constitutional Convention for any
  purpose and specifically opposes the rewriting of the United States
  Constitution.










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