We have great news from The Badger State!
Yesterday, with a resounding 58-36 vote, the state Assembly approved the Convention of States Resolution!
Prior to the vote, about 50 grassroots volunteers gathered to visit with their legislators and thank them for their support of the Resolution.
Our legislative sponsors and supporters courageously defended the Resolution during the floor debate, including Reps. Vos, Gundrum, Allen, Schraa, and Knodl.
“The Federal Government is broken and can’t be fixed from within," said Speaker Robin Vos. “I do hope… we can get the rest of the country to realize that states are where the primary role of government should be, not the federal government with nameless, faceless bureaucrats and unfortunately unaccountable politicians.”
Rep. Gundrum mentioned receiving from his constituents overwhelming support for a Convention of States and expressed faith in the checks and balances the Founders included in Article V.
Rep. Allen stood to defend the Founders against the accusation that the Founders illegally adopted the U.S. Constitution and pointed out that the Convention of States process includes multiple safeguards.
“The Founders were pretty smart people. They anticipated, well gee, we better have some safeguards in place,” he said.
Our Resolution's sponsor, Rep. Knodl, ultimately convinced his colleagues that state representatives, not the federal government, will control how a Convention operates.
“We, the ones closest to the people, will make the decisions. And we are the ones hearing from our constituents,” he said.
The Wisconsin Convention of States team has worked long and hard to educate their legislators on the tool the Founders gave us in Article V, and they are going to continue to grow the grassroots army of self-governing citizens.
They are planning a large rally in September on the steps of the Capitol, and they are reaching out to constituents to gain support for a full Senate vote later this year.
Sign the Convention of States Petition below to join the movement!
