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BREAKING: Former U.S. Congressperson Endorses Convention of States

Published in Blog on May 01, 2024 by Article V Patriot

Convention of States Action is proud to announce former New Mexico Congresswoman Yvette Herrell has formally endorsed the Convention of States grassroots movement, recognizing it as perhaps the last best hope for curbing the power of Washington, D.C.

“The federal government has grown far beyond its original design: spending too much, regulating too much, and taking more and more power away from the states,” she affirmed. “I fully support the Convention of States and an Article V Convention - focused on imposing fiscal restraint, reducing federal control, and enacting term limits as the best path forward to limit the federal government and return power back to the American people.”

Having served two years in Congress, Herrell has firsthand experience with the corruption and dysfunction that plague the halls of power. She joins a growing number of federal elected officials who are turning to Article V, the Founder’s tool for constitutional reform, to address the crisis.

According to the second clause of Article V, the state legislatures, “on the Application of… two thirds of the several States,” possess the unique ability to convene an amendments convention. At this gathering, delegates would propose and discuss amendments to the Constitution; subsequently, any proposal approved at the convention would return to the states for three-fourths ratification. Under our application, which has already passed in 19 states, the convention would be limited to considering amendments that check and balance federal power, spending, and terms of office.

Before her tenure in Congress, Herrell represented New Mexico’s 51st District in the state legislature. She knows it is time to return power to the states and the American people — and she believes the only way to do it is through an Article V convention.

To stand with Yvette Herrell and nearly six million other grassroots patriots in support of this vital constitutional solution to federal overreach, sign the Convention of States petition today.

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Almost everyone knows that our federal government is on a dangerous course. The unsustainable debt combined with crushing regulations on states and businesses 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 U.S. Constitution authorizes the state legislatures to call a convention to proposing needed amendments to the Constitution. This process does not require the consent of the federal government in Washington DC.

I support Convention of States; a national movement to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution, restricted to proposing amendments that will impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit its power and jurisdiction, and impose term limits on its officials and members of Congress.

I want our state to be one of the necessary 34 states to pass a resolution calling for this kind of an Article V convention. You can find a copy of the model resolution and the Article V Pocket Guide (which explains the process and answers many questions) here: https://conventionofstates.com/handbook_pdf

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