Citizens Stand Up For Constitutional Rights, Block Dangerous Article V Convention Calls
February 21, 2018
Prodded by Common Cause and other democracy reform advocates, state legislators across the country are rejecting a dangerous scheme to convene a constitutional convention and potentially overhaul the nation’s founding document.
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Nevada Rescinds Dangerous Article V Convention Call
May 9, 2017
The Nevada legislature moved today to protect every American’s fundamental rights by rescinding the state’s previous calls for an Article V constitutional convention.
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Avoiding the Article V Trap
April 17, 2017
Legal scholars, Republicans, Democrats, and Independents, agree there is no way to limit an Article V convention
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Arizona Pushes Plan for Constitutional Chaos
March 28, 2017
Thanks to the Arizona legislature, we’re getting perilously close to a constitutional disaster. Copper State lawmakers this week made Arizona the 29th state to call for a new constitutional convention to pass an amendment requiring the federal budget to be balanced.
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Idaho Rejects the 'Dangerous Path'
March 1, 2017
As right-wing special interests get closer to forcing the convening of a new constitutional convention, legislators in Idaho decided Wednesday to protect voters’ constitutional rights and reject the dangerous idea.
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