When we look past our current polarized political environment, we can see that Americans across the political spectrum still share key objectives.
We all want to have a say in how we are governed. We want our families to thrive, and we want to secure a bright future for our children. For these reasons, the Convention of States movement enjoys broad bipartisan support.
Gerrymandering has given us career politicians, who have little interest in acting on our priorities. An out-of-control permanent bureaucracy is feverishly generating regulations which stifle economic growth and its resultant job opportunities.
Runaway government spending threatens to saddle our children with crushing debt and inflation. The time to hold an Article V convention of states addressing these issues is now. That reality is quickly being recognized by Americans of all political persuasions.
Recent polling shows that a convention of states is supported by 75% of Republican voters, 55% of Democrat voters, and 64% of voters with other affiliations. Is there any other political initiative of the 21st century that enjoys such broad support?
This support has enabled Convention of States Action to make substantial progress towards triggering a convention. The U.S. Congress is required to call a convention once 34 states have passed resolutions agreeing on the need and the scope of a convention.
Fifteen states have already passed a convention of states resolution in both chambers of their state legislature. These states are:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
Eight other states have passed the resolution in one of their two legislative chambers. These are:
- Iowa
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- South Dakota
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Fourteen states are well on their way with active legislation pending this year. They are:
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- South Carolina
- Vermont
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
This works out to whopping 65% support among all Americans! Of the 32 states marching towards a convention of states resolution, eight are Democratic in their political affiliation, and 24 are Republican in theirs. Rarely, in recent history, have we seen a movement with this level of support.
A convention of states has broad support and is well on its way to being a reality.
