Return Power to the People
If pro is the opposite of con, so goes a popular political jab, then Congress is the opposite of progress. Just 19 percent of Americans approve of the job our federal legislative branch is doing, according to a [...]
Why conservatives must engage in the Article V Convention of States debate
Don't Miss A Tweet Follow For the past few years, a growing number of conservatives have been calling for an Article V Convention of the States be convened as a way to check the incredible power of the [...]
Texas Governor Abbott Declares Convention of States An ‘Emergency Item’
Please install the latest Adobe Flash Player Plugin to watch this content. AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott delivered his State Of The State speech today in Austin and among his priorities for the 85th legislative session [...]
Texas Governor Declares Convention of States a Lege Emergency Item
“For decades, the federal government has grown out of control. It has increasingly abandoned the Constitution, stiff-armed the states and ignored its citizens,” Texas Governor Greg Abbott told legislators and those gathered for his State of the State [...]
Nebraska could join call for constitutional convention
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska should join eight other Republican-dominated states calling for a convention of states to pass constitutional amendments limiting federal government power, a state senator said Wednesday. A resolution proposed by Sen. Laura Ebke of [...]
Vigorous Bipartisan Opposition doesn’t Stop Constitutional Convention Bill From Advancing
On Friday, lawmakers in the House spent nearly all of their time on the floor to discuss and debate Representative Merril Nelson’s (Republican – Grantsville) HJR 3 – Joint Resolution Calling for a Convention to Amend the Constitution [...]