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CONVENTION OF STATES

Almost everyone knows that our federal government is on a dangerous course. The unsustainable debt combined with crushing regulations on states and business is a recipe for disaster.

What is less known is that the Founders gave state legislatures the power to act as a final check on abuses of power by Washington, DC. Article V of the US Constitution authorizes the state legislatures to call a convention for proposing needed amendments to the Constitution.

Citizens for Self-Governance has launched the Convention of States Project to call an Article V convention to propose only amendments that would impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit its power and jurisdiction, and impose term limits on its officials and members of Congress.

I support this approach. I want our state to be one of the necessary 34 states to pass a resolution calling for this kind of Article V Convention. You can find a copy of the model resolution and the Handbook for Legislators and Citizens (which explains the process and answers many questions) here: http://www.conventionofstates.com/handbook_pdf

Purpose: Convention of States Action is a 501 (c)(4) non-profit organization founded by Citizens for Self Governance Action for the purpose of stopping the runaway power of the federal government. We believe Washington, D.C., is broken and will not fix itself. The federal government is spending this country into the ground, seizing power from the states and taking liberty from the people.

We have a solution that is as big as the problem.

Goal: Convention of States Action (COSA) seeks to urge and empower state legislators to call a convention of states. Delegates to the convention will have power to propose amendments to the Constitution that would curb the abuses of the federal government. Article V of the Constitution gives them this power; the COS Project will give them an avenue through which they can use it.

Plan: COSA’s plan is twofold

1. Article V requires that 34 states pass resolutions to call a convention of states on the same subject, before the meeting will be called. We are working with state legislators around the country to call a convention for a specific subject: Limiting the power and jurisdiction of the federal government.

2. We believe grassroots support is the key to successfully calling a convention. We are building a political operation in over 40 states, recruiting 100 citizens who are ready to contact their state legislators in at least 75% of the state legislative districts.

Convention of States progress report

Posted by Convention of States Project on January 13, 2016

It's the New Year, which means state legislative sessions are about to begin! To kick things off, here's the latest legislative update from around the country.

States that have passed the Convention of States application:

Florida, Georgia, Alaska, and Alabama.

States whose House has passed the Convention of States application:

Arizona, Arkansas, North Dakota, New Mexico, Iowa, Louisiana, and Texas.

States whose Senate has pass the Convention of States application:

Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Missouri.

States officially considering the Convention of States resolution in 2016 (thus far):

Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.

If you live in a state considering our resolution, be sure to contact your state legislators!

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