The national debt has grown 700 percent since Senator Brad Molnar entered the Montana state legislature.
The American dollar has lost 83 percent of its purchasing power due to federal deficit driving inflation.
The federal government wastes billions on useless programs and projects, and Social Security is on its last legs.
Economists are discussing replacing the dollar with the Chinese yen as the world's currency.
We could have avoided this situation, as Sen. Molnar explained recently to a Montana committee. Back in 1993, Sen. Molnar voted for an Article V resolution to balance the federal budget. That resolution was defeated by Eagle Forum activists.
"They won. It never got out of committee. The people lost," Molnar said.
Let's not repeat the mistakes of the past. The Convention of States Resolution is being discussed in state legislatures around the country. To get involved in the fight in your state, sign the Convention of States petition below!