We're fighting for the original principles: the original principles of the Commerce Clause, which meant shipping stuff, not regulating everything; the original principles of the general welfare clause, which didn't mean spending money on any full thing you want for special interests.
"We're fighting to restore the general principles of our Constitution, just like in 1776. They were fighting to keep the principle that Americans tax themselves – no taxation without representation," explained Michael Farris, co-founder of Convention of States.
Farris spoke to a room full of delegates at the COSF simulated convention in August 2023. He argued that limits to the government's authority result in more freedom for the people.
"When government makes a choice, you don't get to make the choice. When you make the choice you have freedom. We want to increase freedom by limiting the power of government to make too many choices in our lives."
We are endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights. Among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. For this reason, Farris describes, governments are instituted among men.
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