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New Hampshire’s upcoming vote to rescind calls for a constitutional convention affects us all
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Connecticut lawmakers reverse call for Article V Constitutional Convention
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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 […]
Read More >Georgia groups to legislators: Protect our constitutional rights & vote against any call for an Article V convention
The following letter was sent to Georgia lawmakers this week from a local coalition of civil rights and advocacy groups. Protect Our Constitutional Rights – Vote NO on SR 854 March 11, 2020 Dear Senator, We are writing you today on the dangers of an Article V convention and to urge you to vote “NO” […]
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