You may have seen a recent article published in The Federalist titled, “Why Is The Right Betting The Constitution On An Article V Convention?”
The author, Elaine Donnelly, argues that "the left" could hijack a Convention of States and propose and ratify amendments to the U.S. Constitution. She claims that Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer would control the process and calls a Convention of States a "constitutional convention."
Convention of States Action President Mark Meckler has heard these arguments before. The "runaway convention" argument is often cited by those who oppose the Article V option, and Donnelly didn't offer any arguments that have not already been addressed by Article V scholars.
But Mark gets at an even deeper truth in his response article, "If Leftists Could Rig A Convention Of The States, Why Do They Oppose It?"
Those worried that the left wants to hijack the Convention of States process haven't been paying attention. The left has come out in full force against the Article V option, including big names like Hillary Clinton and George Soros.
"Clearly, if the left believed they could 'rig' an Article V Convention of States, it’s news to them," Mark says.
Those objections are coming from the same people and organizations Donnelly claims will “rig” a Convention of States in their favor. Nearly 250 leftist organizations, many funded by billionaire George Soros, have come out against the Convention of States option.
This coalition has gathered around the ultra-left-wing group Common Cause and includes leftist powerhouses like the Sierra Club, the NAACP, and state chapters of Planned Parenthood and the AFL-CIO. Hillary Clinton has also thrown her influence (such as it is) behind the effort to oppose a Convention of States.
Clinton, Soros, and other organizations join a long line of left-wing activists who in the mid-20th century suckered conservatives into opposing the Convention of States option — which could have been used to overturn Roe v. Wade and other big-government initiatives.
I’ve seen firsthand how the left offers the exact same arguments against the Convention of States Project as those outlined by Donnelly. Soros-backed groups show up regularly in committee hearings to argue against the Convention of States Resolution. They try to convince state legislators that the process is untried, too dangerous, and will open the Constitution to all kinds of terrible amendments.
You can read the full article here, but this is how Mark concludes:
Clinton and Soros are dead set against calling a Convention of States because they know Article V is the best way to decentralize power away from Washington and return power to the states and the people. They know that a Convention of States can propose constitutional amendments that limit federal power and eliminate the alphabet soup of federal agencies. Other amendments can force Congress to cut spending while further amendments can impose term limits on federal officials.
The left, in this case, understands the power of Article V much better than so-called "conservatives" like Donnelly. They know that a Convention of States could upend the status quo in Washington, and they're terrified the people and the states will rise up and decentralize power away from the federal government.
Here's the bottom line: If Hillary Clinton and George Soros oppose what we're doing, we know we're on the right track. To join the movement sign the petition below!
