Stopping a Dangerous Article V Convention
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Fear of rogue convention deters Kansas Senate from aiding crusade to alter U.S. Constitution
Fear of rogue convention deters Kansas Senate from aiding crusade to alter U.S. Constitution Senate votes down resolution calling for convention on term limits for Congress By: Tim Carpenter – March 29, 2024 TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate failed to pull together a two-thirds majority supportive of a national convention of states to consider an […]
Read More >Do you know what your legislators are working on?
The Constitution has our rights and values woven through it so carefully and so cautiously because of the immense strength it needs to uphold the pillars of our democracy. But these rights and the values at the core of our nation, the freedom of speech and freedom of religion, and right to vote, are now at stake. With […]
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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 >- 1.3.2020
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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 >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 […]
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Explaining Ron DeSantis’ effort to call a convention of states and amend the US Constitution
Explaining Ron DeSantis’ effort to call a convention of states and amend the US Constitution PolitiFact February 1, 2024 By Louis Jacobson and Samantha Putterman He dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, but Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who had pushed to “make America Florida,” is still aiming to shape national policy. DeSantis is proposing […]
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Do you trust far-right politicians working to remake the Kansas and US Constitutions? | Opinion
Do you trust far-right politicians working to remake the Kansas and US Constitutions? | Opinion Joel Mathis Thu, January 4, 2024 at 4:07 a.m. MST The Kansas City Star Do you trust Kansas state Sen. Mike Thompson with the U.S. Constitution? You probably shouldn’t. Thompson, the Shawnee Republican, had a long career as a jovial […]
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