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Debunking Myths Against an Article V Convention and Term Limits for Congress


The Article V Convention

  1. Article V of the U.S. Constitution Gives Both Congress and the State Legislatures Equal Authority to Propose Amendments
  2. The Framers Rejected Giving Article V the Power of a Constitutional Convention
  3. The Difference Between an Article Convention and a Constitutional Convention
  4. The Original Intent of Article V is a Limited Convention
  5. Alexander Hamilton in Federalist 85 Clearly Explains an Article V Convention is Limited
  6. The 1787 Federal Convention was NOT Called to Solely Revise the Articles of Confederation
  7. James Madison Refutes the Charge that the 1787 Federal Convention Exceeded their Authority (Runaway Convention)
  8. James Madison Quotes in Support of the Article V Convention
  9. We Have a Long Rich History of Conventions
  10. In 1861 the States Held a Convention to Propose Amendments. We Do Have Precedent for How a Convention Works!
  11. The Uniform Law Commission Functions Virtually Identical to an Article V Convention
  12. Congress Has Introduced Over 12,000 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution Compared to ZERO from the States
  13. In 2021, the 117th Congress Has Introduced Over 50 Amendments to the Constitution
  14. The Over 400 Article V Applications Passed by the State Legislatures Prove an Article V Convention is Limited
  15. Many Amendments were the Result of the State Legislatures Applying for an Article V Convention 
  16. The First Debate in Congress in Regard to Virginia’s Application Proves an Article V Convention is Limited
  17. Tench Coxe from Pennsylvania was the 1st Person to Suggest an Article V Convention for Term Limits
  18. There are Numerous Court Decisions on Article V
  19. Both State Legislatures and State Conventions Have Used the Ratification Process
  20. Although Article V Provides No Rules for Ratifying Conventions, the States Successfully Used Them
  21. Article V Opponents Use the Same Fear Tactics as the Anti-Federalists Did to Oppose the Ratification of the Constitution
  22. Activist Groups on Both Sides are Harming Our Country by Pulling Apart the Gears of the Constitution’s Amending Provision
  23. In the 1960s & 70s, The John Birch Society Worked to Have the States Call an Article V Convention
  24. Article V Opponent Phyllis Schlafly Admits in Her Testimony She Opposed the States from Proposing a Right to Life Amendment
  25. Chief Justice Warren Burger Opposed an Article V Convention to Prevent the States from Proposing a Right to Life Amendment
  26. Congress Cannot Use the Necessary and Proper Clause to Control and Article V Convention
  27. We Know How an Article V Convention Will Function Because the States Have Used Convention Rules Numerous Times Before
  28. The States Have Proposed Over 6,000 Amendments to their Constitutions in Conventions. 
  29. Antonin Scalia Opposed a Constitutional Convention NOT an Article V Convention
  30. Antonin Scalia was a Strong Supporter of the States Calling an Article V Convention to Propose a Single Amendment
  31. Did James Madison Really Tremble at the Thought of an Article V Convention?
  32. The American Bar Association and the Department of Justice Both Issue Reports that an Article V Convention Can be Limited
  33. Harvard Professor Larry Lessig on the Importance of the States Using the Article V Convention to Propose Needed Reforms
  34. A Comparison Between The U.S. Term Limits and the Convention of States Action Article V Applications
  35. Why Should a Legislature Pass the USTL Application When It Has Already Passed the COS Application?
  36. The 4 Point Test for a Federal Amendment to the Constitution by Professor Rob Natelson

Term Limits for Congress

  1. U.S. Term Limits v. Thornton: The Reason Why We Need the State Legislatures to Pass our Article V Application
  2. Term Limits Were Governing Principles Dating Back to Ancient Rome and Greece
  3. Voters Overwhelmingly Support Term Limits for Congress
  4. A 2021 Poll Shows that 82% of the American People Support Term Limits for Congress
  5. The American People Have Consistently Disapproved of the Job Performance of Congress
  6. Imagine What Would Happen If We Had Term Limits for Congress Today
  7. Term Limits for Congress Will Reduce the Amount of Time Members Spend Dialing for Dollars
  8. Members of Congress, are Overall, Getting Older
  9. The Age of Congressional Leaders and Constituent Median Age
  10. Do Term Limits on GOP Leadership Account for Democrats Being Older Than Republicans in Congress?
  11. You Wouldn’t Settle for a One-Star Hotel Room for One Night, So Why Settle for a One-Star Congress?
  12. Term Limits Will Not Eliminate Institutional Knowledge in Congress
  13. Term Limits Provide Voters More Choices at the Ballot Boxes
  14. Term Limits Will Allow More People from a Variety of Backgrounds to Participate in Our Federal Government
  15. Only Term Limits for Congress Can Overcome Incumbent Advantages
  16. States That Have Term Limits On Their Legislatures and Governors
  17. 4 of the Top 5 Fiscally Ranked States Have Term Limits On Their Legislature While None of the Bottom Do
  18. Term Limits are Fiscal Restraints
  19. Term Limits are Campaign Finance Reform
  20. Term Limits Will Not Make Lobbyists, Staffers, and Bureaucrats More Powerful
  21. Lobbyists Hate Term Limits Because it Forces Them to Start All Over to Influence Members of Congress
  22. Term Limits for Congress Will Provide Fair and Competitive Elections
  23. Elections are NOT Term Limits 
  24. Term Limits for Congress Will Help Level the Playing Field Among the States
  25. Term Limits Will Help Reduce Big Money in Elections and Politics
  26. If Term Limits are Good Enough for Four-Star Generals Then They Should Be Good Enough for Congress
  27. If Term Limits are Good Enough for Marine Sergeants Then They Should Be Good Enough for Congress
  28. Thomas Jefferson Disliked that the Constitution Did Not Have Term Limits (Rotation of Office)
  29. George Mason was a Strong Advocate for Term Limits (Rotation of Office)
  30. Presidents that Supported the State Legislatures Using Article V to Propose Amendments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read Madison’s Notes on September 15th

 

 

Read An Article V Convention is Not a Constitutional Convention

 

 

Read Charles Pinckney: The Forgotten Framer and Originator of the Article V Limited Convention

The development of Article V at the 1787 Federal Convention
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The Article V Limited Convention Part 1. The Framers Intent by Ken Quinn

 

 

Read Federalist 85 by Alexander Hamilton

 

Read the commissions from the state legislatures granted authority to their delegations

 

 

Read Federalist 40 by James Madison

 

 

 

 

Read FOUNDING-ERA CONVENTIONS AND THE MEANING OF THE CONSTITUTION’S “CONVENTION FOR PROPOSING AMENDMENTS”

Robert G. Natelson

 

 

 It’s Been Done Before: A Convention of the States to Propose Constitutional Amendments by Rob Natelson

The Peace That Almost Was: The Forgotten Story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference by Mark Tooley

 

 

 

 

Watch Videos About the Uniform Law Commission

Uniform Law Commission Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules of Procedure

Legislative Report by State

Commissioner Delegations of Each State

Runaway Convention? Meet the ULC: An Annual Conference of States Started in 1892 That Has Never Run Away

 

 

 

 

Download All of the Amendments Introduced by Congress Since 1789 (updated in 2016)

 

 

View the Amendments Introduced by the 117th Congress 

 

 

 

View the Article V Application Library

 

 

 

 

 

Read the Debate in Congress in Regards to Virginia’s Article V Application

Read Newspaper Report

 

A Friend of Society and Liberty by Tench Coxe – July 23, 1788

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratification of the twenty-first amendment to the Constitution

 

 

Read Letter from George Washington to Bushrod Washington, 9 November 1787

 

 

 

 

See the evidence proving that The John Birch Society not only supported an Article V convention but made
it one of their top goals in the 1960s & 70s to have the state legislatures propose The Liberty Amendment.

The John Birch Society Denies Its History and Betrays Its Mission

Watch Video The Incredible Hypocrisy of The John Birch Society

 

 

Watch Video of Phyllis Schlafly Make Irrational Claims Against an Article V Convention

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Watch Video of American Enterprise Institute Forum

 

 

Watch Video of American Enterprise Institute Forum


 

Read James Madison’s Quote in the Context in Which He Wrote It

 

 

Read Report to the Attorney General Limited Constitutional Conventions under Article V of the United States Constitution

Read American Bar Association Amendment of the Constitution by the Convention Method Under Article V 

 

 

Watch Video Larry Lessig Testifies in Support of an Article V Convention

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read U.S. Term Limits v. Thornton

 

 

 

 

 

M&A POLL: VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORT TERM LIMITS FOR CONGRESS

 

 

 

82% FAVOR TERM LIMITS FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

 

 

Watch Senate Testimony for Term Limits on Congress by Nick Tomboulides from U.S. Term Limits

 

 

 

 

Quorum

 

 

Are members of Congress becoming telemarketers? by Norah O’Donnell

 

 

How Old is the 117th Congress?

 

 

 

How Old is Congress?

 

 

 

Early retirements: the debate over committee leader term limits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read How Term Limits Enrich Democracy by Nick Tomboulides

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ranking the States by Fiscal Condition 2018 Edition

 

 

 

 

Term Limits and State Budgets – Authors: Holcombe, Randall G.; Gmeiner, Robert J.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Watch Video New push to ban Congress members from asking for money

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Term limits can end the entrenched partisan politics that put our country in crisis Opinion by Governor Ed Rendell and Senator Pat Toomey

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