Oxnard, California - Convention of States District Captain Eugene Kavanagh will host an exhibit table at Ventura County’s Annual Juneteenth Celebration this Saturday, June 15 at Oxnard’s Downtown Plaza Park. Kavanagh, a retired history teacher, is excited to speak to his neighbors about the Founders’ solution to federal tyranny: Article V of the Constitution and the Convention of States.
“President Lincoln ended slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation, an executive order. Then he poured his life into passing the 13th Amendment to guarantee the abolishment of slavery, once ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures,” he stated.
Article V gives the people two ways to amend the Constitution, through Congress (the way Lincoln achieved the 13th Amendment) and through the states, which has never been done in all of American history. Kavanagh looks forward to presenting the finer details of the plan and gaining signatures for the Convention of States petition. When a constituent signs the petition, his or her state legislators receive notification that another constituent is in support. More than 185,000 Californians have signed up to participate in the Convention of States.
Who: Convention of States District Captain Eugene Kavanagh
What: Exhibit table for Article V of the Constitution at Ventura County’s Annual Juneteenth Celebration
When: Saturday, June 15, 2024 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Where: Downtown Plaza Park, 500 South “C” St. in Oxnard
Mark Meckler, President of Convention of States explains how the federal government took over:
“No matter the political issue of the day, the establishment in Washington loves to deliberate on what they will do. They want the American people to ponder, “What will they decide?” What will Congress decide about health care? Taxes? Education? Fiscal responsibility? Instead of focusing on the better question: Who should decide?”
So far, 19 states have decided to push back using Article V, bringing power, prosperity and problem-solving back to the states and the people. Learn more and sign the petition here.
National Archives, 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery (1865), accessed 06/13/2024
