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 Yours in the fight, Yours in the fight,
  
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 Mark Meckler Mark Meckler
  
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 =====2. Article V of the U.S.Constitution ===== =====2. Article V of the U.S.Constitution =====
  
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-**SEAN HANNITY** +**SEAN HANNITY** \\
 <wrap em>//Author & Talk Show Host//</wrap> <wrap em>//Author & Talk Show Host//</wrap>
  
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-**JIM DEMINT** +**JIM DEMINT** \\
 <wrap em>//Former US Senator from South Carolina//</wrap> <wrap em>//Former US Senator from South Carolina//</wrap>
  
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 finally realized the most important truth of our time: Washington, D.C., will never fix itself. Article V is the only solution.” finally realized the most important truth of our time: Washington, D.C., will never fix itself. Article V is the only solution.”
  
-**DR. BEN CARSON** +**DR. BEN CARSON** \\
 <wrap em>//Secretary, US Dept. of Housing and Urban Dev.//</wrap> <wrap em>//Secretary, US Dept. of Housing and Urban Dev.//</wrap>
  
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 there would probably come a time when you might have to make some adjustments to the Constitution.” there would probably come a time when you might have to make some adjustments to the Constitution.”
  
-**DR. TOM COBURN** +**DR. TOM COBURN** \\
 <wrap em>//Former US Senator from Oklahoma//</wrap> <wrap em>//Former US Senator from Oklahoma//</wrap>
  
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 by Convention of States is a great way to do just that by using the process the Founders gave us for reining in the federal government.” by Convention of States is a great way to do just that by using the process the Founders gave us for reining in the federal government.”
  
-**LT. COL. ALLEN WEST ****(U.S. ARMY, RET.)** +**LT. COL. ALLEN WEST ****(U.S. ARMY, RET.)** \\ 
- +<wrap em>//Former Representative from Florida//</wrap>
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-//Former Representative from Florida//</wrap>+
  
 “Thank goodness the Founders had the wisdom to provide us with Article V of the Constitution, which gives us the right and power to hold an Amending Convention for “Thank goodness the Founders had the wisdom to provide us with Article V of the Constitution, which gives us the right and power to hold an Amending Convention for
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 the purpose of proposing amendments to restrain the scope and power of the federal government... Under the system of federalism, I support the efforts to gather a constitutional Convention of States consistent with Article V and honoring the 10th Amendment.” the purpose of proposing amendments to restrain the scope and power of the federal government... Under the system of federalism, I support the efforts to gather a constitutional Convention of States consistent with Article V and honoring the 10th Amendment.”
  
-**SENATOR MARCO RUBIO** +**SENATOR MARCO RUBIO** \\
 <wrap em>//Florida//</wrap> <wrap em>//Florida//</wrap>
  
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 movement to achieve that goal, and one that I am proud to be a part of.” movement to achieve that goal, and one that I am proud to be a part of.”
  
-**Governor Greg Abbott** +**Governor Greg Abbott** \\
 <wrap em>//Texas//</wrap> <wrap em>//Texas//</wrap>
  
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 government and the states. For decades, the federal government has grown too big, too costly, and too intrusive into our lives. The federal courts continue to overreach their constitutional authority. And Americans can no longer count on Congress to fix what is broken in Washington.” government and the states. For decades, the federal government has grown too big, too costly, and too intrusive into our lives. The federal courts continue to overreach their constitutional authority. And Americans can no longer count on Congress to fix what is broken in Washington.”
  
-**BEN SHAPIRO** +**BEN SHAPIRO** \\
 <wrap em>//Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Wire//</wrap> <wrap em>//Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Wire//</wrap>
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 “I absolutely support the Convention of States Project… Article V exists so that the people have the final say, not the federal government. If you believe the people should decide instead of Washington, D.C., then you should support the Convention of States Project.” “I absolutely support the Convention of States Project… Article V exists so that the people have the final say, not the federal government. If you believe the people should decide instead of Washington, D.C., then you should support the Convention of States Project.”
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 <wrap em>**Objection #2: Didn’t the original Constitutional Convention run away?**</wrap> <wrap em>**Objection #2: Didn’t the original Constitutional Convention run away?**</wrap>
  
-**Answer: **No, this is another myth that has been spreadto justify judicial activism and other unconstitutional changes to our system of government. The entire claim that the Constitutional Convention ran away is based on the false idea that Congress called the Constitutional Convention for the sole purpose of amending the Articles of Confederation. But that’s not true. In fact, under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had no authority to call a Convention. If you look at the historical records, it was actually Virginia that called the Constitutional Convention in October 1786. Virginia called the convention for the purpose of “render[ing] the Federal Constitution [system of government] adequate to the Exigencies of the Union,” an instruction that certainly included proposing a new Constitution. Congress didn’t enter the picture until months later when, in February 1787, it passed a resolution //recommending// that the convention only amend the Articles of Confederation. In the end, all but two of states attending the convention (New York and Massachusetts) ignored Congress’s recommendation and gave their delegates instructions broad enough to allow them to propose a new constitution.+**Answer: **No, this is another myth that has been spread to justify judicial activism and other unconstitutional changes to our system of government. The entire claim that the Constitutional Convention ran away is based on the false idea that Congress called the Constitutional Convention for the sole purpose of amending the Articles of Confederation. But that’s not true. In fact, under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had no authority to call a Convention. If you look at the historical records, it was actually Virginia that called the Constitutional Convention in October 1786. Virginia called the convention for the purpose of “render[ing] the Federal Constitution [system of government] adequate to the Exigencies of the Union,” an instruction that certainly included proposing a new Constitution. Congress didn’t enter the picture until months later when, in February 1787, it passed a resolution //recommending// that the convention only amend the Articles of Confederation. In the end, all but two of states attending the convention (New York and Massachusetts) ignored Congress’s recommendation and gave their delegates instructions broad enough to allow them to propose a new constitution.
  
 <wrap em>**Objection #3: I like our Constitution the way it is—short, simple, and fairly easy to understand. Why should we change it?**</wrap> <wrap em>**Objection #3: I like our Constitution the way it is—short, simple, and fairly easy to understand. Why should we change it?**</wrap>
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   - Giving the states (by a 3/5ths vote) the power to abrogate any federal law, regulation, or executive order.   - Giving the states (by a 3/5ths vote) the power to abrogate any federal law, regulation, or executive order.
  
-If you want to know how an actual Convention of States will operate, learn more about the simulated convention, and watch video of the proceedings, go to www.conventionofstates.com/cos-simulation.+If you want to know how an actual Convention of States will operate, learn more about the simulated convention, and watch video of the proceedings, go to [[https://www.conventionofstates.com/cos-simulation|www.conventionofstates.com/cos-simulation]].
  
 =====11. About Convention of States Action (COSA) ===== =====11. About Convention of States Action (COSA) =====
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