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Encouraging Candidates to raise their hands for Convention of States

Published in Blog on February 08, 2022 by William Siwek

Our federal government is no longer accountable to the people it is supposed to represent.

This radical assault on liberty is not going unnoticed. All across America, like-minded citizens are beginning to wake up to the menace.

They see our children being indoctrinated with radical ideas and having their futures mortgaged by unimaginably reckless spending.

We urgently need to restore the guiding principles of the Constitutional Republic that our Founding Fathers created for us.

That means a limited federal government with a strong system of checks and balances.

Luckily, our Founders anticipated the abuses that mere mortals could concoct, and they gave us a powerful solution in Article V of the Constitution.

If you believe --- as do a majority of our citizens --- that our country is on the wrong track, then it is time to act.

And it's time our state legislators take action.

Despite heeding the call to action from their constituents, the recent 2023 Virginia General Assembly chose fear by leaving the COS resolutions in committee.

Now what?

This is election year in Virginia for every state delegate and senator. Many of the current legislators are stepping down, choosing not to run in this election cycle. 

Thus many newcomers are stepping up to the bat, choosing to run for the first time.

Whether the slate of candidates in your district are old timers or new, it is time to prepare for the 2024 legislative session by learning their viewpoint on limited government, and share with them how Convention of States is the solution as big as the problem in Washington, D.C.

Check this link to see where your candidates stand on COS.

If you do not see your candidates at the previous link, then find them at events in your area to talk to them (and the audience) about Convention of States. Then ask him/her to answer the survey. (Directions are detailed at the previous link.)

The hope is that we will gain legislators who will in effect 'raise their hands' to bravely push the COS resolution for Virginia over the finish line in 2024.

Sign the petition to call for an Article V convention!

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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

I ask that you support Convention of States and consider becoming a co-sponsor. Please respond to my request by informing the national COS team of your position, or sending them any questions you may have:

info@conventionofstates.com or (540) 441-7227.

Thank you so much for your service to the people of our district.

Respectfully, [Your Name]

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