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SCW Lunch and Learn -- August 20

Published in Blog on August 13, 2024 by Matt May

In your role as a State Content Writer, have you ever been unsure of what constitutes an appropriate topic for the COS blog, a letter to the editor, or even correspondence addressed to a state legislator? 

Have you ever worried about coming across as too partisan or whether the really creative piece that you just finished composing is actually related to an Article V convention?

In other words, are you unclear or unsure about what is germane to COS?

This month’s Lunch and Learn for State Content Writers will address that very subject! 

National staff writers Jake Fay and Matt May will co-host a discussion that examines various questions and scenarios related to the concept of what is germane when writing about our organization’s stories, aspirations, achievements, and grassroots volunteers.

We will also hear from our special guest, Convention of States Action staff counsel William Kelly, who will provide a thorough and thoughtful overview of the legal parameters of writing about COS and an Article V convention, and gladly answer any questions that you may have. 

The SCW Lunch and Learn is held on the third Tuesday of each month. This month’s call will take place on August 20 at 3:00 p.m. ET. You can join by using this Meetn link. The call will last until approximately 3:45 ET.

You should find this gathering informative and beneficial in helping you craft appropriately compelling prose in order to advance the call for an Article V convention!

Again, use this link to join us. We hope to see you there!

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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

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