Tacitus (born AD 56—died c. 120) was a Roman orator and public official, considered one of the greatest historians, and one of the greatest prose stylists who wrote in the Latin language.
Some things just don’t change, even two thousand years later - especially human behavior.
We look to the past to receive wisdom and guidance; and we need to heed warnings that apply today - especially mankind's repetitive failures that the ancients recorded; self-serving and oppressive behavior is most evident in politics, as the concentration of power in too few hands is the gravest threat to freedom of the governed in virtually all systems of government - be it a monarchy or an oligarchy - or even in a democracy where such concentrated power can become abusive even in unconstrained majority rule. Under any such excessive centralized power structures, the laws are weaponized and twisted to assure continuity of leadership and oppress opponents. Does this sound familiar?
Our Founders knew about these pitfalls intimately, as they were steeped in ancient history and philosophy, so they wisely created our most durable Constitution after much deliberation, with checks and balances that the whole world can still admire. This dispersion of power has served our republic well for nearly 250 years, despite an evident erosion over the last 80 years that we woefully lament.
How can we possibly avoid or reverse course on this ever more dangerous downward path?
Will DOGE do the job? Some may point to the empowered DOGE consultancy under the new Trump administration as a viable solution, and that may indeed achieve significant reductions in government waste and duplication; however, it is not an assured pathway, as all edicts (executive orders) can be easily removed by future administrations, unless they have been given the lasting power of legislation; that is what only Congress or the State Legislatures can accomplish.
So, the Constitution needs to be amended to ensure the permanence of any structural overhaul.
An Article V Convention of States (under the aegis of the organization, Convention of States) gives us the potential to introduce lasting changes to recapture the powers at the state level that we have lost. We can achieve these goals without relying on Congress which has yet to police itself, by-passing all other branches of government, as we can propose legislation via amendments requiring ratification by 3/4 of the states.
We strongly uphold and protect our constitutional republic by adhering to the Constitution as it was originally created, together recognizing all subsequent amendments duly ratified by the States; we encourage interested parties to research us, to sign our petition (calling for amendment topic proposals supported by a majority of fellow citizens), as follows:
The 3 topics/issues to be addressed in an Article V Convention that our grass roots movement has proposed are as follows:
1. Term Limits for Congress & Bureaucrats in Washington DC
2. Fiscal Responsibility
3. Reduction in the size and scope of the federal government
To learn more, please visit us at:
https://conventionofstates.com/
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Note: These are the author’s thoughts on this subject - and they do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Convention of States (national), its members or affiliates.
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