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COS supporter CALLS OUT Congress for stuffing COVID relief bill with overseas spending

Published in Blog on March 22, 2021 by Article V Patriot

Mark Bonkiewicz isn't afraid to tell it like it is.

The Convention of States volunteer recently testified in front of a Nebraska legislative committee to explain why he supports the Article V effort--and he didn't hold back his views on Congress' recent "COVID relief" bill.

"I'm concerned about the federal government overreach that's just out of control," he said, "most recently proven by the congressional budgets that were sold to citizens to ease the 'financial pain' of the citizens afflicted by COVID-19, but instead spent billions of dollars overseas or paid off state debts."

"It had nothing to do with COVID."

Mark is absolutely right, of course. Congress spends taxpayer money irresponsibly, and now they aren't even spending our money -- they're spending our children's and grandchildren's money. 

It's time to force Congress to be fiscally responsible. They'll never do so on their own, which is why patriots like Mark have joined the Convention of States movement.

A Convention of States is called and controlled by the states and has the power to propose constitutional amendments that get the national budget under control. These amendments can limit spending, cap taxation, and force the feds to balance the budget.

Most importantly, these amendments can prohibit Congress from spending money on topics not expressly mentioned in the Constitution. Those topics will then revert totally to state control, where We the People can have a real influence on how our money is spent. 

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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.

I support Convention of States; a national movement to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution, restricted to proposing amendments that will impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit its power and jurisdiction, and impose term limits on its officials and members of Congress.

I want our state to be one of the necessary 34 states to pass a resolution calling for this kind of an Article V convention. You can find a copy of the model resolution and the Article V Pocket Guide (which explains the process and answers many questions) here: https://conventionofstates.com/handbook_pdf

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