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We don't need to win national elections to drain The Swamp in D.C.

Published in Blog on November 09, 2020 by Article V Patriot

While President Trump and his allies are continuing to challenge this year's election results, all signs point to a Joe Biden presidency.

Republicans are understandably frustrated by the results, but a quick history lesson should help put things in perspective. 

In 2014, the GOP took full control of Congress. What did they do with their newfound power?

  • Did they pass a balanced budget amendment or work to get our nation's spending under control?
  • Did they term limit themselves to get career politicians out of D.C?
  • Did they pass meaningful tax reform?
  • Did they give the states a way to address unconstitutional Supreme Court decisions?
  • Did they do anything about meaningfully shrinking the size of the Swamp?

The answer to each question, of course, is no. 

What about in 2016? President Trump had won the White House and the GOP controlled Congress. Did they do any of the above to shrink the size and power of the federal government?

Nope.

President Trump worked around the edges. He did what he could. But the back and forth of election politics keeps any one president, Congress, or bureaucrat from instituting the reform we really need. 

That's the bad news. But there's good news, too: we don't need to win national elections to shrink The Swamp. 

An Article V Convention of States is called and controlled by the states. It has the power to propose constitutional amendments that do three things: 1) limit the size, scope, and jurisdiction of the federal government, 2) mandate term limits for federal officials, and 3) impose fiscal restraints on Congress. 

The Article V process doesn't rely on any branch of the federal government. It is called by the states and operated by the states. Once the convention agrees on amendment proposals, those amendments are sent back to the states for ratification. 

The President, the U.S. Congress, and the U.S. Supreme Court can't do anything to stop or hinder the process. We can effectively drain the swamp from the outside, and Article V of the Constitution gives us a way to do it. 

It takes 34 states to call a Convention of States. So far, 15 states have called for a Convention, and we plan to introduce the Convention of States Resolution in dozens of states this year. Sign the Petition below to join the growing movement!

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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

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