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 22, 2014
An Arizona Tea Party held a discussion on an Article V Convention of States
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An Arizona Tea Party held a discussion on an Article V Convention of States a few days ago. Nick Dranias was one of the speakers. He was one of the first people in the country promoting the idea of an Article V Convention. He is involved with both Compact For America and the Goldwater Institute. Dustin Romney who is with the Arizona branch of the Convention Of States (COS) was also a speaker. The President of the Arizona State Senate, Andy Biggs is still opposed to a Convention of States. We've talked about "King Biggs" before. The following videos are from Western Free Press. Press the … [Read more...]
Sep 15, 2014
Why the Time is Right for a State Convention To Amend the Constitution
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Why the Time is Right for a State Convention To Amend the Constitution by Judge Harold R. DeMoss Jr- Via Compact For America Summary There has been a dramatic decrease in the willingness of the average party official and office holder to recognize that there is some common ground that we ought to try to define and pursue, and to stay away from the extremes that both the right and the left contend are the only solutions we have for the problems that face our nation. There have been time and time again efforts to define a balanced budget amendment that could pass the two-thirds vote of … [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 18, 2014
Article V Convention of States- Good Answer To John Birch Society’s Objections
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New Hampshire Considers a call for An Article V Convention- By Lessig - Via Tumblr- The New Hampshire House of Representatives (all 400 of them!) will debate a resolution tomorrow to exercise NH’s power to call on Congress to convene an Article V convention. This is an important decision for New Hampshire. I just hope the confused rhetoric of the John Birch Society doesn’t confuse the issue. Article V of our Constitution governs the procedures for amending the constitution. The original draft of that provision gave Congress the exclusive role in proposing amendments. On September … [Read more...]
Jan 14, 2014
AZ State Senator Dr. Kelli Ward On The Mark Levin Show -The Liberty Amendments
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