By Fredreka Schouten Via USA Today - WASHINGTON – Former South Carolina senator Jim DeMint, ousted last month as head of the Heritage Foundation think tank, is joining a fast-growing, conservative movement that is pushing states to seek a constitutional convention to rein in federal spending and power. DeMint, a prominent figure among the Tea Party activists who helped Republicans seize control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010, will serve as a senior adviser to the Convention of the States Project, providing a jolt to its efforts to marshal grassroots support for a state-led … [Read more...]
Aug 27, 2015
Article V expert, Natelson, Introduces a draft of Convention of States rules
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I've learned a great deal from reading Professor Rob Natelson's work and from listening to his videos. Earlier this August, leading Article V expert, Professor Rob Natelson, introduced a draft of "Convention of States rules" that will be further debated and discussed by members of the Convention of States Caucus. This video is from Citizens For Self Governance - aka Convention of States Project. Press the arrow to play **************************************************** Click here for a huge selection of articles and videos about an Article V convention of the states. … [Read more...]
Dec 4, 2014
Mark Levin urges states to ‘take back your power’ from ‘runaway’ Obama
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Mark Levin urges states to 'take back your power' from 'runaway' Obama https://twitter.com/MercuryOneOC/status/540180156615520256 It's not a "Constitutional Convention" but you get the point ... By Paul Bedard Via the Washington Examiner- The building national movement for a constitutional convention to block President Obama’s executive orders got a huge boost Thursday when leading advocate Mark Levin urged state lawmakers to throttle all of Washington, including Republicans. “Take your power back,” he demanded of the hundreds of lawmakers attending the American Legislative … [Read more...]
Sep 10, 2014
The States Lead To Amend The US Constitution
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By Karen Lugo Via Breitbart- Few episodes in our history have tried Americans’ souls as much as the current crises of trust. When serial abuses of power become routine and fidelity to legislative duties and campaign promises is the rare exception, it is natural for citizens to disrespect the entire law-making process under which the nation has consented to be governed. Politicians are elected by majority vote, but only by a majority of the generally declining numbers of citizens who do exercise that right to vote. The elected lawmakers then usually enact law by majority vote, unless a … [Read more...]
May 1, 2014
Free Convention Of States eBook By World Expert Rob Natelson
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By Rob Natelson Via his site A spate of new applications from state legislatures for a “convention for proposing amendments” make it more likely that we will have an amendments convention in the near future. In order to get ready for this historic event, lawyers, legislators, and others involved in the process need a reliable guide to the law governing amendment conventions. Citizens for Self Governance has just published my legal treatise on the subject as part of their Convention of States project. It is called A Compendium for Lawyers and Legislative Drafters. In addition to over 80 … [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 6, 2014
Georgia becomes first state to pass Convention of States resolution!
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Georgia becomes first state to pass Convention of States resolution.Congratulations to Jacqueline Peterson, Cecil Staton, David Guldenschuh, Buzz Brockway and everyone else from the Georgia Convention Of States Project who worked so hard to get this accomplished!- Alexis Deacon Via Northwest Georgia News The Georgia House of Representatives joined the Georgia Senate today in passing a historic call for a convention of states to propose amendments to the Constitution to impose fiscal restraint upon Congress, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government and establish term … [Read more...]
Sep 7, 2013
Is a Convention of States Politically Possible?
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By Michael Farris Via American Thinker - Mark Levin's book, The Liberty Amendments, has sparked the hope that American citizens can save the Republic by calling a Convention of States under Article V. Two classes of naysayers have arisen. First, there are those, like my dear friend Phyllis Schlafly, who argue that using the power of the states under Article V is dangerous and could result in a runaway convention. Professor Rob Natelson has decisively answered this contention here. James W. Lucas represents the second class of critic -- those who contend that it is politically impossible to … [Read more...]
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