Hold 'em, Texas: House committee hearing for a clean Article V application on March 26

As he so often does, Convention of States Action president and co-founder Mark Meckler said it best: "Our argument is that liberty never expires."

He will be in Austin, Texas, to double down on that proposition, as the House State Affairs Committee hears testimony regarding House Joint Resolution 98, the COS application to call an Article V convention that does not contain a sunset clause.

COS LIVE will have coverage of the hearing on March 26. Preliminary indications are that the committee will not be taking up HJR 98 until sometime in the afternoon. Once HJR 98 is up, you can watch by clicking below:

The committee is scheduled to hear testimony in support of the resolution from Meckler and Rep. Cody Vasut, who is chief sponsor of the resolution and a recent guest on COS at Home. In addition, Texas Public Policy Foundation's Jose Melendez, who interviewed Meckler on a podcast earlier this year will offer testimony.

While Texas became the eleventh state to call for a limited-purpose Article V convention on May 4, 2017, the resolution that passed contained a sunset -- or expiration -- clause. That clause becomes operative this calendar year. Passage of HJR 98 eliminates that possibility.

Be sure to watch this important hearing and the compelling testimony in support of it on March 26.

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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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