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Florida Rep. Overdorf supports Convention of States Action

Published in Blog on May 30, 2019 by Keith Bessette

Florida State House Representative Toby Overdorf has endorsed Convention of States Action, calling for a convention for proposing amendments under Article V of the U.S. Constitution. 

Rep. Overdorf supports new amendments to the U.S. Constitution proposed by the states to rein in the Federal government. In this video he calls for amendments on three specific and limited topics:

1. Mandate fiscal responsibility in D.C. and balance the budget
2. Limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government
3. Establish term limits on the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives

Rep. Overdorf puts his name on the line by signing the Convention of States Action petition supporting an Article V convention. Doing so sends his petition to his state representative. In this case, he will automatically get an email from himself!

The Founders never intended D.C. to get so large and expensive, or usurp so much power from the states and the people to control every detail of our lives, or stay in office for decades.

Congress has proven time and again it won’t fix itself.

For information on how the people can fix D.C. through their states, bypassing Congress, please browse our website. The online petition is available here to show support for amendments on the three topics and automatically send your position to your state legislators.

Toby Overdorf represents Florida’s State House District 83, part of Martin and St. Lucie Counties in the Stuart area. He may be contacted at Toby.Overdorf@MyFloridaHouse.gov.

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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.

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