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Article V of the U.S. Constitution
Article V of the U.S. Constitution
The Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem itnecessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, onthe application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several
states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments, which,in either case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, also aspart of this Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of threefourths of the several states, or by conventions in three fourthsthereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may beproposed by the Congress; provided that no amendment whichmay be made prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and
eight shall in any manner affect the first and fourth clauses in theninth section of the first article; and that no state, without itsconsent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate
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Article V Calls
Article V History: 2010: John Birch Society led resolution rescinds all calls
for an Article V in NH/
2011, Harvard Law School host a “Conference of theConstitutional Convention”
2012 Goldwater Institute promote “Compact for America.” New calls for an Article V introduced in several states.
2013-2014: Wolf PAC, Convention of the States launchcampaign for an Aricle V
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Article V Calls
Arguments used by Pro Article V supporters: An out of control federal government
Big money needs to be out of politics
Article V Convention cannot be a “runaway”
¾ of the States needed to pass any proposed amendments whichwould effectively stop any “unreasonable” amendments from beingpassed
The media would report on the event
It is a remedy that the founders gave us-”a gift.”
States need to restore the balance of power
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Article V Calls
States have con cons all the time without any problem
We have 26 states with Republican majorities
The founder’s generation wasn’t as moral as people believe.
The Supreme Court has reinterpreted the Constitution so we need abatch of new amendments to set things right.
Proposed amendments will be written in a way that cannot bemisinterpreted
The Constitution is outdated, and no longer valid for our times.
New amendments will force the federal government to obeythe Constitution
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Article V Calls
Congress has a 6% Approval rating (WolfPAC)
We have to do something to solve theproblem
We can make history
Only “well financed fringe groups” oppose anArticle V
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Groups and Peoplethat Promote an Article V
ALEC American Legislative Exchange Council
Friends of an Article V
Conference of the States
Wolf PAC Move to Amend
Cato Institute
Goldwater Institute Coffee Party
Common Cause
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Groups and Peoplethat Promote an Article V
National Governors Association (This groupholds the patent to Common Core)
National Term Limits
Single Payer VermontWe the People, Maine
Alliance for Democracy
Mark Meckler, Nick Dranius Glen Beck, MarkLevin, Rush Limbaugh, Prof Larry Lessig
Cent Uygur
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Article V Calls
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Article V Calls
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Article V Calls
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Article V Calls
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Article V Calls
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Suppoters of an Article V
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Wolf PAC
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Ryan Clayton in Indiana
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Article V Calls
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Larry Lessig: A Man of the People
L ft Ri ht C liti f A ti l V Th
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Left-Right Coalition for an Article V: TheFix is In
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Harvard Con Con Con
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Article V Calls
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Article V Calls
Governors Association
Ironically, the head of this group, is a bigsupporter of Common Core which Mike Farris
opposses.
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Article V Calls
Groups and people that oppose an Article V Convention:
Oath KeepersThe John Birch SocietyEagle Forum=Phyllis Schfly
Defend Not AmendAmerican Policy Center-Tom DeWeeseChristian PartyPatriot CoalitionVarious Tea Party GroupsEdwin Vierra, Professor Lawrence Tribe, Professor Charles Rice, Judge
Robert Bork, Supreme Court Justice Warren BurgerLarry Pratt of Gun Owners of America
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Article V Calls
Groups that Oppose an Article V Convention
ACLU
DAR
NEA VFW
American Legion
National Farmers Union AARP
The Military Orders of the World Wars
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Cleon Skousen’s Letter
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Article V Calls
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Article V Calls
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Article V Calls
The Convention
Where will it be held?
Who will pay for it?
Who will be the delegates? How are they chosen? By the states or by
Congress
Who will write these amendments?
Will these amendments be used against us?
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Article V Calls
Will delegates compromise?
Will delegates ignore their states’instructions?
Will delegates change the rules?
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Convention of the States
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No unreasonable calls
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Article V Calls
Where do we stand:
Approximately 20 states have live calls
A number of states have new calls pending21-23)
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida,Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky,Maryland, Massachusetts Michigan,Mississippi, New Hampshire, South Carolina,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia
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Article V Calls
Some of these states already have recentcalls: NH 2012
Massachusetts has two new proposed
resolutions S 1727 and H 3190
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Article V Calls
Call to Action: Stop an Article V
Contact your state reps and senators in
person, by phone, by E-mail, and on socialmedia.
Oppose any new calls and repeal old calls
Facebook: Stop the Constitutional Convention
Choose Freedom: Stop a Con Con
Defend Not Amend
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Article V Calls
Call to Action: Stop an Article V
Distribute CDs, DVDs, No Con kit with copies ofletters from various law professors, and reprintsto elected officials.
Letters to the Editor Post information on social media. My video clip of
Professor Penrose has received several thousandviews in a few weeks.
Host an event like this in your town. Get a resolution passed by your civic or patriotic
group.
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Article from “The New American
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Article V Calls
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Article V Calls
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The Constitution is the Solution
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The Constitution: Enforce not Amend
These are just a few of the problems Americans are beingledto believe an Article V Convention could solve:• Growing Federal Debt - Obey Article 1 Section 8 (wouldreduceGovernment costs by 80%)
• Money being devalued through inflation – Article 1Section 8 Clauses 5 &6 requires Congress to “coin money and set the valuethereof”. The FED’s creation was unconstitutional.• Illegal Immigration – Do duty under Article 4 Section 4 to
“Protect the States Against Invasion” (20 to 30 million violators of ourborders constitutesan invasion).
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Plan of Action
Help create and informed electorate Join patriotic groups that will support the
Constitution
Join The John Birch Society and start a localchapter
Host a “Constitution is the Solution Series
Expose the voting record of members ofCongress and local officials
Expose Agenda 21, Common Core, NAU,
Pray.
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Article V Calls
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TO THE OFFICERS OF THE FIRST BRIGADE OFTHE THIRDDIVISION OF THE MILITIA OF MASSACHUSETTS11 October, 1798
GENTLEMEN
Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry, wouldbreak the strongest cords of our Constitution as awhale goes through a net. Our Constitution wasmade only for a moral and religious people. It is
wholly inadequate to the government of anyother. John Adams 1798