Will the divide between red and blue America ever close? Could changing the Constitution using Article V provide a path? Rock band frontman Phil Labonte joins us to talk about the possibilities and a little about his music. 

---- Content of This Episode ---- 
00:00​​​​​ Episode Start 
00:10 Dreaming of a red-blue divorce in America 
02:10 Holy Cow! It’s Phil Labonte of All That Remains 
03:25 Phil flees Taxachusetts 
08:00 Federalism. Good or bad? 
13:00 Time for an Article V Convention of the states? 
18:30 What progressive want to change about the constitution 
25:30 Misunderstanding Phil’s music 
27:50 The left dominates music and culture 
28:00 Has Punk Rock gone woke? 
31:45 The critics really hate Phil 
33:00 Will we ever rein in Big Tech? 
37:00 Common Carrier laws 
40:00 Hooray for LGBT families! 
42:00 Follow James Lindsay’s New Discourses on Youtube 

---- Reading List ---- 

The Progressive case for an Article V convention (Jurist) https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2018/12/roy-ulrich-progressive-convention/ 

History of secession movements in the US (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2020/08/20/904195380/break-it-up-examines-the-history-of-secession-movements-in-the-u-s 

8 Secession movements in US history (Mental Floss) https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/19862/8-secessionist-movements-american-history 

Review of David French’s ‘Divided we Fall’ (NY Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/books/review/divided-we-fall-david-french.html 

Disgruntled Oregonians in five counties vote in favor of joining Idaho. What’s next? (Idaho Statesman) https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/northwest/idaho/article251530708.html 

The Hidden Threat to our Constitution (American Constitution Society) https://www.acslaw.org/expertforum/the-hidden-threat-to-our-constitution/ 

Phil Labonte archive on Metalsucks 
https://www.metalsucks.net/tag/phil-labonte/ 

---- Plugs for our guests ---- 

Follow Phil Labonte on Twitter: 
https://twitter.com/philthatremains 

Follow Brad Polumbo on Twitter: 
https://twitter.com/brad_polumbo 

Will the divide between red and blue America ever close? Could changing the Constitution using Article V provide a path? Rock band frontman Phil Labonte joins us to talk about the possibilities and a little about his music. ---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00​​​​​ Episode Start 00:10 Dreaming of a red-blue divorce in America 02:10 Holy Cow! It&rsquo;s Phil Labonte of All That Remains 03:25 Phil flees Taxachusetts 08:00 Federalism. Good or bad? 13:00 Time for an Article V Convention of the states? 18:30 What progressive want to change about the constitution 25:30 Misunderstanding Phil&rsquo;s music 27:50 The left dominates music and culture 28:00 Has Punk Rock gone woke? 31:45 The critics really hate Phil 33:00 Will we ever rein in Big Tech? 37:00 Common Carrier laws 40:00 Hooray for LGBT families! 42:00 Follow James Lindsay&rsquo;s New Discourses on Youtube ---- Reading List ---- The Progressive case for an Article V convention (Jurist) <a href="https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2018/12/roy-ulrich-progressive-convention/">https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2018/12/roy-ulrich-progressive-convention/ </a> History of secession movements in the US (NPR) <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/08/20/904195380/break-it-up-examines-the-history-of-secession-movements-in-the-u-s">https://www.npr.org/2020/08/20/904195380/break-it-up-examines-the-history-of-secession-movements-in-the-u-s </a> 8 Secession movements in US history (Mental Floss) <a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/19862/8-secessionist-movements-american-history">https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/19862/8-secessionist-movements-american-history </a> Review of David French&rsquo;s &lsquo;Divided we Fall&rsquo; (NY Times) <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/books/review/divided-we-fall-david-french.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/books/review/divided-we-fall-david-french.html </a> Disgruntled Oregonians in five counties vote in favor of joining Idaho. What&rsquo;s next? (Idaho Statesman) <a href="https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/northwest/idaho/article251530708.html">https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/northwest/idaho/article251530708.html </a> The Hidden Threat to our Constitution (American Constitution Society) <a href="https://www.acslaw.org/expertforum/the-hidden-threat-to-our-constitution/">https://www.acslaw.org/expertforum/the-hidden-threat-to-our-constitution/ </a> Phil Labonte archive on Metalsucks <a href="https://www.metalsucks.net/tag/phil-labonte/">https://www.metalsucks.net/tag/phil-labonte/ </a> ---- Plugs for our guests ---- Follow Phil Labonte on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/philthatremains">https://twitter.com/philthatremains </a> Follow Brad Polumbo on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/brad_polumbo">https://twitter.com/brad_polumbo </a>

Right Now with Stephen Kent, is hosted by one of the rising young stars of the conservative/libertarian movement in America. Stephen will be joined by some awesome co-hosts for the YouTube-based show. It’s an opinion-led interview program that seeks to get beyond talking points and retweets to engage current newsmakers, opinion leaders and incisive commentators from across the political spectrum in a discussion about the issues animating the American right.

Right Now with Stephen Kent, is hosted by one of the rising young stars of the conservative/libertarian movement in America. Stephen will be joined by some awesome co-hosts for the YouTube-based show. It&rsquo;s an opinion-led interview program that seeks to get beyond talking points and retweets to engage current newsmakers, opinion leaders and incisive commentators from across the political spectrum in a discussion about the issues animating the American right.

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