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 Opponents of an [[historicaldocuments:constitution#article_v|Article V]] convention have been repeatedly defeated in their claims that an Article V convention would “run away” (([[documents:external:articlev-handbook#v_the_myth_of_a_runaway_convention|The runaway convention argument]] has long been touted by members of Eagle Forum and the John Birch Society. Constitutional attorney Michael Farris faced Andrew Schlafly, the son of Eagle Forum founder Phyllis Schlafly, in a critical debate in New Jersey. The debate can be viewed in full here: https://conventionofstates.com/news/michael-farris-debates-andy-schlafly-in-new-jersey-1. Since the debate many of the leaders of Eagle Forum and the John Birch Society have backed down from their claims that an Article V convention will [[documents:external:articlev-handbook#v_the_myth_of_a_runaway_convention|“run away.”]])). The Framers of our Constitution were wiser than that, and placed numerous checks and balances to ensure the safety of such a convention. Opponents of a convention have since rallied around a new set of arguments claiming that Congress, not the states, will control any Article V convention. Robert Brown’s May 15th article entitled “The Article V Convention as Defined by Article V” is typical of the genre. This argument fares no better than the last. Like the runaway convention argument, it ignores history and substitutes fearful speculation for known fact. Opponents of an [[historicaldocuments:constitution#article_v|Article V]] convention have been repeatedly defeated in their claims that an Article V convention would “run away” (([[documents:external:articlev-handbook#v_the_myth_of_a_runaway_convention|The runaway convention argument]] has long been touted by members of Eagle Forum and the John Birch Society. Constitutional attorney Michael Farris faced Andrew Schlafly, the son of Eagle Forum founder Phyllis Schlafly, in a critical debate in New Jersey. The debate can be viewed in full here: https://conventionofstates.com/news/michael-farris-debates-andy-schlafly-in-new-jersey-1. Since the debate many of the leaders of Eagle Forum and the John Birch Society have backed down from their claims that an Article V convention will [[documents:external:articlev-handbook#v_the_myth_of_a_runaway_convention|“run away.”]])). The Framers of our Constitution were wiser than that, and placed numerous checks and balances to ensure the safety of such a convention. Opponents of a convention have since rallied around a new set of arguments claiming that Congress, not the states, will control any Article V convention. Robert Brown’s May 15th article entitled “The Article V Convention as Defined by Article V” is typical of the genre. This argument fares no better than the last. Like the runaway convention argument, it ignores history and substitutes fearful speculation for known fact.
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