In July 2015, Professor Rob Natelson, one of the nation’s leading Article V experts, crafted an initial draft of rules for a Convention of the States along with Convention of States Project co-founder, Michael Farris. Since then, members of the Convention of States Caucus -- a group of 200+ state legislators from 40 states, all united in their support of an Article V Convention of States -- have been invited to review Natelson’s rules and provide input. The following is the latest iteration of those rules as of September 2015. When a Convention of States is called, these rules will be … [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...]
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...]
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...]
Nov 22, 2014
More Evidence An Article V Convention is a “Convention of the States”
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By Rob Natelson Via Independence Institute- Earlier this year, I documented one of the reasons we know an Article V convention is a “convention of the states” rather than a mass popular gathering: Founding Era documents tell us so. I listed several such documents. (Subsequent to the Founding, in the case of Smith v. Union Bank, the Supreme Court also referred to an Article V convention as a “convention of the states.”) Here is another piece of evidence: In 1788, New York ratified the Constitution, but the state ratifying convention called for extensive amendment. In a circular letter to … [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...]
Nov 7, 2014
Republicans gain big in U.S. state legislative elections
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Republicans gain big in U.S. state legislative elections (Updates number of chambers gained by Republicans, adds statement from Republican group head, details) By Karen Pierog Via Reuters - The Republican wave that hit the U.S. Congress in Tuesday's midterm election also boosted the party in state races, where it gained control of 10 chambers and could be on track to holding the largest number of legislative seats since before the Great Depression. Democrats lost their majorities in the West Virginia House, Nevada Assembly and Senate, New Hampshire House, Minnesota House, New York … [Read more...]
Oct 6, 2014
Mark Levin & The COS Organization form Legal Advisory Group
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The following audio is from the Mark Levin Show. On October 1st Mark Levin announced on his show that the Convention of States organization formed a legal advisory group sometime in September. Mark Levin and many of our countries great Constitutional experts are members of the group. Some of the other members include: Randy Barnett Charles Cooper Robert George John Eastman Rob Natelson Mike Farris Andrew McCarthy and more We are witnessing history. There is still hope for our republic! "We have to make Article V the most understood aspect of the Constitution." Mark … [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...]
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...]
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