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Think ahead 225 years from now

Published in Blog on May 20, 2019 by Laurie Wheeler

The following is from State Director, Dennis Denton.

Think ahead 25 years.

What do you imagine our children and grandchildren will inherit from Congress's irresponsibility to address the 22 trillion dollar debt?

How will our children deal with the continual loss of liberty as an overbearing government controls every aspect of their lives?

Today an average of 60% of states budgets originate from federal dictates. State legislators are becoming merely a department of the federal government’s will.

Will our progeny see nearly total control of the states by the feds in their life time?

How much more of their voices will be usurped by career politicians and lobbyists who have the power to silence their voices?

Now imagine citizens acting upon Article V of the Constitution.

Understanding the nature of governments, constitutional framer George Mason proffered in 1787 that Congress would never correct abuses and overreach by themselves. 

At the Constitutional Convention, Mason proposed a second method to amend the Constitution, this being by the people through their state legislature. Unanimously, the delegates agreed.

Volunteers like me at the Convention of States Project are making this happen.

One by one our voices are growing to the largest grassroots army ever seen. 

We are at a crossroads. The path we choose will affect our children and grandchildren long after we are gone.

They will either suffer the loss of liberty, economic freedom, and promise of prosperity, or they will again experience
the greatness and wisdom from our Framers that produced the most prosperous and free country the world has known.

What will be your choice for them? It comes down to act or accept. 

Choose to act by joining our grassroots army.

Sign the petition to call for an Article V convention!

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Petition your state legislator

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

I ask that you support Convention of States and consider becoming a co-sponsor. Please respond to my request by informing the national COS team of your position, or sending them any questions you may have:

info@conventionofstates.com or (540) 441-7227.

Thank you so much for your service to the people of our district.

Respectfully, [Your Name]

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