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Fed Up with Career Politicians? Convention of States has an Article V App for That

Published in Blog on December 08, 2020 by Article V Patriot

There's an app in the Constitution to get rid of career politicians.

But not the kind of app you're thinking of. Under Article V, the state legislatures can make an application -- or pass a "resolution" -- to call a Convention of States to propose constitutional amendments.

As Mark Meckler and Rick Green explain in the video below, one of those amendments could be to limit the terms of office for members of Congress.

"We can have an influence on the structure of the federal government. People in leadership positions in Congress have been there forever," Mark said. "If we want to, we could impose term limits."

Thirty-four states must pass applications for a Convention before one can be called. Right now, 15 states have passed those applications. If 19 more pass the same applications, a Convention will be called and the states can meet to propose constitutional amendments.

Make sure your state is one of those 34! Sign the petition below, and we'll send it to your state legislators to let them know that you support the Founders' solution to limiting the power, scope, and jurisdiction of the federal government.

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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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