If we don't complete our responsibilities and report to our bosses, we all suffer consequences. We the People operate in this mindset, but that's not how it works in the federal government.
After spending years in Washington, former Sen. Rick Santorum provided an honest analysis of the D.C. political arena as he welcomed state commissioners to Convention of States Foundation's Simulated Article V Convention.
"We don't see you guys at the top of the food chain," he admitted on stage Thursday morning. "You guys are shoveling the stables, right? You're just dealing with the crap we throw down to you and you do what you're told, right? And if you don't do what you're told we'll take your money."
The states were intended to hold more authority than the federal government, but that's no longer how America operates. As a senior advisor to COSF, Santorum said there is no better way to turn our nation's trajectory around than to call an Article V convention.
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Regardless of the productivity or success of ratifying amendments at the first-ever Article V convention, the most important thing is to merely have the convention. As soon as a convention is called, the tables turn.
"Once you have a convention, then you show Washington that you are now at the top of the food chain. And you may not be able to get anything done if they pass a few amendments and they may not be ratified, but you're now on their radar screen. They got to account for you," he said.
Congress doesn't have a boss. The president doesn't have a boss – not a real boss. The Founders trusted the states to be the boss and preserve liberty.
"There is still hope. This battle is not lost. It is far from being lost," Santorum encouraged.
Once the first Article V convention takes place, the fear tactics and myths will vanish and the new question will become, who's in charge? D.C. politicians will quickly realize it's no longer them.
This week's simulation is an opportunity to move hope forward.
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