Some people will go to absolutely absurd lengths to defend failing and corrupt federal agencies.
Even though the massive bureaucracy at the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs has systematically and repeatedly failed to provide the level of healthcare we expect for our wounded warriors, freshman Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defended the agency at a recent public appearance.
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it," Ocasio-Cortez said at a New York City town hall last week. "The idea that this thing that isn't broken, this thing that provides the highest quality care to our veterans somehow needs to be fixed, optimized, tinkered with until you don't even recognize it anymore."
In case you need a reminder, here are a few headlines from recent years about the VA healthcare system.
New Veterans Affairs report recommends more privatization
VA revoked benefits of 115 veterans it wrongly declared deceased
Veterans Affairs hospitals continue to struggle, now with wait-lists for outside doctors
Our veterans deserve the highest quality of care, but it's laughable to suggest that the federal government is up to the task.
But politicians like Ocasio-Cortez will continue trying to expand the jurisdiction of the federal government into more areas of American life. Unless we stop them, big-government bureaucrats will use the same policies that have failed our veterans to control a national healthcare system, electricity companies, and agriculture.
That's exactly why the founders included the Convention of States option in Article V of the Constitution. They knew that the feds would also seek to expand their power, so they empowered the states and the people to propose their own constitutional amendments to check federal expansion.
These amendments can limit the jurisdiction of the federal government to only those areas expressly mentioned in the Constitution, doing away with Supreme Court decisions that have allowed Congress to legislate on virtually every aspect of everyday American life.
Millions have joined the movement, and fifteen states are on board. If you want to help your state join the fight, sign the Convention of States Petition below!
