By Taryn O'Neill Via Legal Insurrection- Last week, Louisiana passed a resolution calling for a Convention of States as described in Article V of the U.S. Constitution. The resolution passed on May 25 with a vote of 62-36, making Louisiana the eighth state to call for a meeting of the states for the purpose of proposing constitutional amendments addressing abuses by the U.S. Federal Government. Other states that have called a Convention of States for the same purposes are Florida, Georgia, Alaska, Alabama, Tennessee, Indiana, and Oklahoma. Increased national interest in a Convention of … [Read more...]
Nov 4, 2015
National debt jumps $339 billion in one night
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Via Convention Of States site & The Washington Examiner- Monday, in the wake of new legislation suspending the debt ceiling, the national debt jumped $339 billion. That means that in one day, the debt burden our children and grandchildren will carry rose from $18.1 trillion to $18.5 trillion. The Washington Examiner reports: The U.S. national debt jumped $339 billion on Monday, the same day President Obama signed into law legislation suspending the debt ceiling. That legislation allowed the government to borrow as much as it wants above the $18.1 trillion debt ceiling that had … [Read more...]
Jan 10, 2015
Article V rule change passes on House floor
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Article V rule change passes on House floor WASHINGTON — Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) amendment to the House Rules passed by a vote on the House Floor this week. Stivers’ rule change will help support the nation-wide push for a federal Balanced Budget Amendment (BBA), by creating a system for the U.S. House of Representatives to track, document and count the number of incoming Article V Constitutional Convention petitions from state legislatures. “I am pleased my colleagues supported my addition to the House Rules this week,” Stivers said. “I believe a Balanced Budget Amendment is the only … [Read more...]
Apr 2, 2014
Article V Convention of the States Gaining Steam
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Are there enough states to call an Article V convention? When Chad Pergram, a journalist who covers Congress for Fox News, tweeted on April 1st that Rep. Duncan Hunter from California contacted Boehner to see if enough states had called for a convention of states, it confused many people. The last count said Michigan was the 23rd state. Therefore, if we need 34 states to call the convention, how did we get there? Well, in the below article from the Washington Times, Gregory Watson, a constitutional scholar who helped ratify the 27th Amendment, is counting 12 states who later rescinded their … [Read more...]
Mar 24, 2014
Liberty Project -Balanced Budget Amendment: 22 States Have Active Applications
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While I think we need many more amendments, especially one for term limits, here is the progress report on the balanced budget amendment. The map is from Demand Balance Now. The U.S.A. has a debt totaling over 17 trillion dollars. According to the U.S. Treasury Department the total U.S. debt has increased every year since 1957.The Congressional Budget offices estimates that we will be $27.2 trillion in debt by 2024 if we stay on this course, averaging an increase of one trillion dollars per year. America spends approximately $6.8 million dollars per minute. "Now only 10 countries out … [Read more...]
Mar 18, 2014
Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones joined state-level leaders calling for An Article V Convention Of The States
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By Duane Lester - Via The Missouri Torch- Today House Speaker Tim Jones joined state-level leaders to Demand Balance Now and called for support for a Balanced Budget Amendment Today House Speaker Tim Jones joined state-level leaders to Demand Balance Now and called for support for a Balanced Budget Amendment through a state-led, limited Article V Convention. This historic initiative is being led by state houses across the nation and is spearheaded nationally by the State Government Leadership Foundation’s citizen pledge. The pledge asks Americans from all walks of life to join state-level … [Read more...]
Mar 3, 2014
It’s Time For States To Call A Constitutional Convention And Pass A Balanced Budget Amendment
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It's Time For States To Call A Constitutional Convention And Pass A Balanced Budget Amendment By BARRY POULSON -Via Forbes- It has been more than three quarters of a century since the first balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution was proposed in Congress; and it has been more than half a century since the first resolution calling for an Article V convention to propose a balanced budget amendment was first introduced in the state legislatures. Despite many failures there is a new battle in the states to impose this fiscal discipline on the federal government, and this time … [Read more...]
Feb 23, 2014
Michigan’s Involvement in an Article V Convention of States – A Rebuttal to Norman Hughes
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My friend Jen posted this wonderful article on her site last week. I wanted to add it to my collection of COS articles. If you haven't seen it yet, check it out! By Jen Kuznicki - Via JenKuznicki.com - Michigan’s Involvement in an Article V Convention of States – A Rebuttal to Norman Hughes- I received an email last week from my good friend Norman Hughes. Norm is a conservative activist here in Michigan, and he is trying to stop Michigan’s proposal to become part of the Constitutional process called the Article V Convention of States. While I agree that Michigan’s approach is wrong, I … [Read more...]
Feb 23, 2014
Sen. Rand Paul Is In Favor Of An Article V Convention Of States
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Video from The Sean Hannity Show - Fox News Click here for a huge selection of articles and videos about an Article V convention of the states. Learn all about it! Sen. Paul and Mark Levin behind the scenes at Fox News during the debut of The Liberty Amendments last summer. … [Read more...]
Jan 26, 2014
Article V – Liberty Project In Michigan
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Balanced budget amendment initiative gets a jumpstart By Chad Livengood Via Detroit News- Lansing — With Gov. Rick Snyder’s blessing, a once-languishing legislative effort to petition Congress for a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution is suddenly alive in the Michigan Legislature. A state House committee held its first hearing Thursday on a resolution calling on Congress to convene a convention of the states for consideration of a constitutional amendment making it unlawful to run the federal government with borrowed money. Snyder a week ago asked lawmakers to pass a … [Read more...]
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