Bill O'Reilly: "I think a [Convention of States] is a good thing"
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February 16, 2022
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Article V Patriot
Convention of States Action President Mark Meckler appeared on Bill O'Reilly's show, "The First," recently to explain how Article V works and how the Convention of States movement is going.
O'Reilly asked Mark to appear on his show because he's been getting so much mail about the Convention of States process. The Convention of States grassroots army is active, and they want to see O'Reilly highlight the movement on his show.
Mark cleared up some misconceptions about how Article V works, and told O'Reilly his top three wish-list constitutional amendment areas.
As Mark explained, the Convention of States Resolution covers three topics:
Limits on federal spending
Limits on federal power
Limits on federal terms of office
"I do think you got a really good shot at a balanced budget amendment and term limits," O'Reilly said. "Red states are going to want the balanced budget amendment, so I think you've got a good shot at that."
Mark also explained that amendments could also be written to force the U.S. Congress to pass only single-subject bills rather than omnibus packages.
"I like that. I like that a lot," O'Reilly said.
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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.
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