In conservative states they lobby states to persuade them to apply for an Amendments Convention to propose a Balanced Budget Amendment ( BBA ) or to impose fiscal restraints as an answer to controlling federal debt in spite of economists warnings about the significant economic threats a BBA would pose. In democratic states, they propose an amendment to end Citizens United. On Jan-24-2017 Congress introduced resolutions SJR8 and HJR31 to remedy Citizens United. Be warned, if the threshold of 34 states is met and Congress is forced to call a convention it will cause Constitutional mayhem. SAY NO TO AN ARTICLE V CONVENTION OF STATES

ON A major driving force behind a Constitutional Convention has been the Koch brothers. [ 1 ] “ The convention could make its own rules and set its own agenda. [ 3 ] Advocates are in the habit of omitting or understating the risks of a Constitutional Convention. The Koch brothers and their network of donors have invested heavily to promote a Constitutional Convention. ‘ I do n’t [ 5 ] Here are the names of only a few of the groups advocating for an Article V Constitutional Convention or Convention of States. “ Our country is in danger, but not to be despaired of. We will not forget. We have not forgotten. # EnoughIsNOW * * * Twitter: [ 1 ]

Over time we became the union of states. There is no country in the world set up this way. In America the people rule. The people vote. This is the CON CON position. We want no convention of the states ( NO CON CON ) to change our great constitution. No corporate, privatized constitution for our United States of America. we the people ”. The states will have to manage themselves. No to convention of states to rewrite our constitution, NO REWRITE – NO CON CON – No to a convention of the states to rewrite our Constitution. NO CON CON. “ We must save our Constitution from those who would destroy it. No convention of the states under Koch control for any reason! NO CON CON. Twitter:

The threat is a constitutional convention, convened on the petitions of at least 34 state legislatures as specified under an Article V of the Constitution and empowered to rewrite or propose new amendments to that document. Its advocates span the ideological spectrum, including right-of-center supporters of new limits on federal power, from a constitutional requirement that the federal budget be balanced" Read 19 tweets Trending hashtags Embed code for your website: × < Legal scholars from across the political spectrum have warned about the dangers of an Article V convention and said that ther [ … ]" < /a></strong></div><script async src="https://threadreaderapp.com / Did Thread Reader help you today? We are indie developers! Become a Premium Member and get exclusive features!

Current Article V Convention Campaigns LACK OF CONVENTION RULES: There are no rules governing constitutional conventions. Simply put, an Article V constitutional convention is a dangerous and uncontrollable process that would put Americans ’ constitutional rights up for grabs. I certainly would not want a constitutional convention. … there are no rules limiting what can be debated at a constitutional convention. Indeed, for these reasons, no constitutional convention has been called since the first in 1787. A convention would be impossible to control. A constitutional convention might not sound like such a bad idea if it stopped there. America has n’t held a constitutional convention since 1787. What would happen at a convention of states?.

V   Convention 02.1.2018 Coalition Statement Opposing An Article V Convention Calling a new constitutional convention under Article V of the U.S. Constitution is a threat to every American ’s constitutional rights and civil liberties. A convention might not preserve the role of the courts in protecting our constitutional rights. [ T]here is no way to effectively limit or muzzle the actions of a constitutional convention. I certainly would not want a constitutional convention. We also strongly urge state legislatures to rescind any application for an Article V constitutional convention in order to protect all Americans ’ constitutional rights and privileges from being put at risk and up for grabs.

The Dangerous Path: Big Money ’s Plan to Shred the   Constitution 05.1.2016 Research and Reports There is a threat to our democracy so severe it is shocking it has gone unnoticed this long, or has been dismissed as impossible by the few who know about it and should be sounding the alarm. Given the current hyper-partisan environment of U.S. politics, the power of special and corporate interests in the post- Citizens United era, the call for a convention poses a huge threat to the nation. Common Cause ’s 2015 report “ The Dangerous Path:   Big Money ’s Plan to Shred the Constitution ” explores the dangerous calls for an Article V convention, who is behind it, and how Americans ’ constitutional rights would be at risk.

, ” examines a decades-old campaign on behalf of a convention under Article V of the Constitution. Twenty-seven state legislatures have passed resolutions calling for a convention to draft an amendment requiring a balanced federal budget, the report notes. The movement for a new constitutional convention is dangerously close to success. Never invoked, Article V calls on Congress to convene a constitutional convention if petitioned to do so by legislatures in two-thirds ( 34 ) of the states. Since the 1970s, 27 states have submitted petitions calling for a convention to draft a balanced budget amendment; efforts to secure approval are underway in eight other states with Republican-controlled legislatures, the report says. But we ’re unwilling to put the entire Constitution at risk in an Article V convention.

List of state applications for an Article V convention [ edit ] None of the applications include itself in the list. Louisiana's 2014 application contains 22 ( excluding itself ). There were 48 states in 1929, so 32 applications would be required to call a convention. Thus 16 states clearly had outstanding applications. Rogers style application counts [ edit ] Likewise, in 2016, Delaware rescinded its 1976 application for a Convention on that subject. Illinois and Wyoming have rescinded there applications with this wording. Two particular wordings of applications have been submitted by over six states. Nebraska has rescinded their application with this wording. Oregon and Utah have rescinded applications with this wording. Montana has rescinded their application with this wording.

Sources: Friends of the Article V ConventionConvention of StatesThe Economist * Excludes duplicate applications, amendments later proposed by Congress, and rescinded applications

House Floor Proceedings Videos Selected Memorials The chair of the Committee on the Judiciary has designated for public availability the following memorials presented under clause 3 of Rule XII. Each memorial purports to be an application of the legislature of a State calling for a convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States pursuant to Article V of the Constitution, or a rescission of a prior application. Year of Receipt

Alabama rescinding in 1988 ( both House Joint Resolution No. 26 No. 182 ( Senate Joint Resolution No. 38 ) Arkansas  -House Concurrent Resolution No. 1022 Concurrent Resolution No. 1601 No. 935 Concurrent Resolution No. 18 Concurrent Resolution No. 46 Concurrent Resolution No. 23 Joint Resolution No. 374 No. 4016 Concurrent Resolution No. 17 132 Senate Bill No. 528 - Joint Resolution Senate No. 17 69 No. 49 No. 81 No. 3 No. 4 No. 10 No. 36 No. 12 " 0003 " ) No. 25's No. 2024 — H.B. No. 2397 206 To A Constitutional Convention Called Under Article V Of The United States Constitution (" An Act To The United States Constitution 1530 Senate Bill No. 1394 H.B. No. "

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