Convention of States Action is thrilled to announce a decisive victory in the Pennsylvania Senate State Government Committee, which passed S.R. 77, the COS Article V application, on Tuesday. The committee voted 6-5 in favor of the resolution, marking a groundbreaking milestone after countless hours of grassroots lobbying in the state.
“The amount of work the Pennsylvania grassroots team has put into this, it’s just tremendous,” praised Pennsylvania leader Stephen Patten.
“I’m a firm believer that the federal government has vastly overstepped the role our Founders envisioned,” said Sen. Cris Dush, who chaired the committee. “Any powers beyond the scope of the Constitution are reserved to the states and the people.”
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Earlier this month, more than 70 state-level activists convened at the Pennsylvania Capitol Building to advocate for an Article V convention. The team engaged with all 253 House and Senate members, holding meetings and distributing educational materials. As one member put it, “Every hall, office, and level of the PA Capitol was filled with COS supporters all morning.”
Moreover, this victory follows on the heels of key polling from earlier this year, which showed that a majority of Pennsylvania voters, including Republicans, Democrats, and Independents, supported COS and were willing to cross party lines to vote for a candidate who backed our efforts.
“Freedom-loving patriots everywhere owe their gratitude and thanks to the unstoppable team in Pennsylvania,” Convention of States President Mark Meckler applauded. “They are, quite literally, making history—today’s victory brings us one step closer to calling a convention and saving the Republic.”
Having crossed this hurdle, the team now looks forward to a full vote in the Pennsylvania State Senate, which could make the Keystone State—the birthplace of Article V—the 20th state to join the Convention of States movement. To show your support, sign the Convention of States petition below!
