In light of the tragic and maddening situation in Afghanistan, we're highlighting the bravery and sacrifice of our veterans.
After returning home, thousands of these patriots have joined the Convention of States teams in their states, where they've played crucial roles in passing the Convention of States resolution.
One of them, William Baker, delivered powerful testimony in Texas, where our Resolution passed in 2017.
Baker echoed the sentiment of many veterans, especially today. He didn't serve 20 years in the Marine Corps to protect and defend the Deep State or the hordes of politicians and bureaucrats in D.C. He fought to protect and defend the Constitution, his fellow service members, and the freedoms Americans hold dear.
"We are beset by a federal executive, which has all but abdicated its power to the judiciary, where policies known to be unconstitutional are put in motion in violation of the very oaths they swore to uphold," he said. "I didn't spend 20 years serving our country in the United States Marine Corps to live under that yoke."
"Governments are instituted amongst men for the sole purpose of preserving the liberties of the governed," he told the committee. "It is for this reason that I'm willing to stand shoulder to shoulder with all of you as you fight to use the Constitution to save the Constitution."
If you're a veteran and want to join the Convention of States movement, sign the petition below!
Sign the Veterans for COS Pledge & COS Petition
I pledge to uphold and defend the U.S. Constitution in its entirety--including its grant of power to the people, through their state legislatures, to use Article V to protect our nation from an abusive, overreaching federal government—and I pledge to educate my friends, family members, and neighbors about the importance of using this constitutional tool to protect our liberty.
COS Petition:
Dear Legislator, Our federal government is on a dangerous course. I believe it's time for real solutions. Please support calling a Convention of States to place fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit its power and jurisdiction, and impose term limits on its officials.
These Veterans Support COS!
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“Thank goodness the founders had the wisdom to provide us with Article V of the Constitution, which gives us the right and power to hold and Amending Convention for the purpose of proposing amendments to restrain the scope and power of the federal government...
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“For years, too many in our deeply-entrenched federal government have willfully ignored the citizens they represent, essentially dissolving the Founders’ originally-intended balance of power and the primary role played by the states as sovereign entities
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“[O]ur nation is undergoing a period of great turmoil, and our federal government, Republicans and Democrats alike, has proven itself to be incapable of solving many of our national problems. The Washington, DC, political establishment has greatly overstepped its
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“The federal government today has grown completely out of control, far beyond the fence of limited government intended by our nation's founders. The enormity of the federal government and the imbalance of power between the states and the federal government present a threat to our national security.
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“The leviathan of today's federal government continues to grow unabated, pushing the people further away from our Founders' vision of self-governance. The Convention of States Project is the only constitutional pathway for citizens to save our Republic by restoring it to her citizens. Article V of our
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“As United States military veterans, each of us took a lifelong oath to ‘support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic,’ and to ‘bear true faith and allegiance to the same.’ Today, the greatest threat to our Constitution is a highly-centralized federal government
