In 2012, the Republican National Committee (RNC) Committee on Resolutions adopted a resolution against an Article V constitutional convention.
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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” […]
Read More >Exposed: The Convention of States, a Campaign to Undermine 115 Years of Progressivism
This proposal calls for a convention with the broad purpose of limiting the powers of the federal government, imposing fiscal restraints on federal spending, and applying term limits for Members of Congress. Embedded within the legislation of this resolution is vague language lawmakers have intentionally placed – thus illustrating the very real possibility of a […]
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Save the Constitution. GOP and Dem legislators agree: Don’t be conned by the Con-Con | Opinion
BY REP. ILANA RUBEL AND REP. JUDY BOYLE FEBRUARY 18, 2024 “Washington at Constitutional Convention of 1787, signing of U.S. Constitution” by Junius Brutus Stearns Public Domain We are of different political parties and often disagree, but are allied in our fierce devotion to America’s Constitution. It is now under serious threat from well-meaning people […]
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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Article V Proponent Mark Meckler Takes Over as Right-Wing Media CEO
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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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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 […]
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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