OSKALOOSA – Convention of States Kansas has kicked off the summer by gathering signatures in support of an Article V Convention at Old Settlers Reunion in Oskaloosa. The event started on Thursday, June 22, going until Saturday, June 24.
Oskaloosa’s Old Settlers Reunion first began on October 8, 1901, as a picnic. It has been held annually since with the exception of WWII and the 2020 pandemic. The Old Settlers Reunion is meant to be three days to bring friends and family together for old-fashioned fun and games, including a carnival, food, vendors, live music, and more.
In the more than 100 years since Oskaloosa’s Old Settlers Reunion began, many things have changed, including the number of freedoms Americans enjoy. Despite Oskaloosa being a small Northeast Kansas town, people from near and far came and signed the petition letting their state legislators know they support an Article V Convention that would propose amendments to impose fiscal restraint on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and create term limits on Congress and federal officials.
Regardless of where you live in the U.S., if you are an American, you have a voice that can help change the direction of the federal government through a Convention of States. This is thanks to our Founders who knew that one day the federal government would get out of hand. It was because of this understanding that they gave to us Article V in the U.S. Constitution so that We the People—in the biggest of cities to the smallest of towns—can say, “Enough is enough, it is time to have a convention.”
Use our Grassroots Calendar to follow Convention of States at events around Kansas. Circle August 4 on your calendar and look for an announcement for a Simulated Convention Watch Party in your area. Delegates from all fifty states will be meeting to simulate an Article V amendment convention.
