Mock Article V Convention of States To Be Held in Colonial Williamsburg By Barbara Hollingsworth via CNSNews.com – Legislators from 45 states will participate in a simulated Article V Convention of States in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia on September 21-23 to learn how such a convention would work in real life. “We’ve never had an Article V convention in this country, and some people who are not familiar with the process have a lot of questions and concerns about it,” Michael Farris, co-founder of the Convention of States Project, told CNSNews.com. The mock convention “will … [Read more...]

Florida Backs Article V Convention for Constitutional Amendment on Congressional Term Limits
Florida Backs Article V Convention for Constitutional Amendment on Congressional Term Limits By Kevin Derby Via Sunshine State News- An effort to establish congressional term limits gained steam this week as Florida became the first state in more than two and a half decades to back a constitutional convention under Article V to solely tackle the subject of federal term limits. On Wednesday afternoon, the Senate backed a memorial from State Sen. Aaron Bean, R-Jacksonville, and Florida Rep. Larry Metz, R-Groveland, supporting an Article V convention on term limits. The memorial passed by … [Read more...]

We are Making history- Article V Convention of States
Federalism is the solution. Bottom up. The people need to take the country back. Congrats Tennessee! -Alexis Scroll down for the video Via Tennessean- Tennessee on Thursday became the fifth state to adopt a resolution that would call for a convention of states in hopes of limiting the power and jurisdiction of the federal government. The move comes after the House of Representatives voted 59-31 in favor of a resolution that proponents say is limited in nature. The resolution, drafted by the Convention of the States Project, seeks to do three things: “impose fiscal restraints on the … [Read more...]

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls for Convention of States to take back states’ rights
Press the arrow to play the video. It may take a few more minutes to finish processing. By Brandi Grissom-Via Dallas News - Gov. Greg Abbott, aiming to spark a national conversation about states’ rights, said Friday that he wants Texas to lead the call for a convention to amend the U.S. Constitution and wrest power from a federal government “run amok.” “If we are going to fight for, protect and hand on to the next generation, the freedom that [President] Reagan spoke of … then we have to take the lead to restore the rule of law in America,” Abbott said during a … [Read more...]

Reagan was in favor of having a convention of states using Article V of the Constitution
President Ronald Reagan was in favor of having a convention of states and using Article V of the Constitution to bypass congress and amend the Constitution. He felt this process was the best way to limit federal spending and balance our budget. Feel free to download the Reagan quote below and share it on facebook, twitter and other social media. Spread the word! The full letter by Reagan where he speaks about this is below: Reagan Letter For More Articles about Amending the Constitution Via A Convention of States, Click Here Click Here for More Articles on Reagan … [Read more...]