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Connecticut lawmakers reverse call for Article V Constitutional Convention
Connecticut lawmakers reverse call for Article V Constitutional Convention By Constitution State News May 9, 2025 The Connecticut General Assembly has taken a significant step by reversing its previous call for an Article V Constitutional Convention. Both chambers voted unanimously to rescind the earlier decision, which had been seen as potentially disruptive to established freedoms […]
Read More >KC Becker: Constitutional convention could spell chaos for democracy
KC Becker, who lives in Boulder and represents District 13, is the now the Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives. She penned this op-ed on September 25, 2018, while majority leader. We deserve a democracy that puts hardworking Coloradans ahead of wealthy special interests and the well-connected. No one can deny the powerful influence […]
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Turning to a Convention of States in Times of National Crisis is Not the Answer
Turning to a Convention of States in Times of National Crisis is Not the Answer By Dorothy Moon, IDGOP Chairwoman January 4, 2023 Our country is in a rough place right now, perhaps the worst since the Civil War. Spending is out of control, our southern border is wide open, and Congress seems to be […]
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Convention of States “Reopen America” Ploy
“I don’t think it’s helpful to encourage demonstrations and encourage people to go against the president’s own policy,” Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, a Republican, said. “It just doesn’t make any sense.” And yet, that is what is happening around the country as Facebook groups and special interest lobbying organizations are engineering protests at capitols around the nation for states continuing stay-at-home orders as […]
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Exposed: The Balanced Budget Amendment Convention Campaign
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, wealthy special interest groups convinced dozens of state legislatures to pass resolutions or “calls” for an Article V convention to propose a balanced budget amendment (BBA). At one point, BBA advocates were just a few states short of reaching the constitutionally required 34 state required to call a convention. However, […]
Read More >- 3.6.2025
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Interest builds in a new constitutional convention, but is it a good idea? Editorial Board Roundtable
Interest builds in a new constitutional convention, but is it a good idea? Editorial Board Roundtable By the Editorial Board, cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer March 01, 2025 The Ohio GOP appears to be lining up behind the idea of a constitutional convention, with resolutions introduced in both the Ohio House and Senate. No more […]
Read More >South Dakota rescission vote shows how complex the issue of an Article V constitutional convention really is
Last week, the South Dakota state senate held a vote on SJR 503 – legislation that would rescind all applications South Dakota has for an Article V constitutional convention. In January, South Dakota had introduced HJR 5001, a resolution that would have added their names to the Convention of States initiative, which seeks to call a dangerous Article V convention […]
Read More >Scholars Invite Mark Meckler to Debate a Constitutional Convention
A public debate is slated for Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 5 pm MST in the Lincoln Room of the Idaho Legislature. This forum will offer both sides the opportunity to discuss the merits of the proposed Article V Constitutional Convention, or Convention of States, now being pushed through legislatures across the country. A constitutional convention could put all our rights […]
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