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A convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution, also referred to as an Article V Convention, state convention, [1] or amendatory convention is one of two methods authorized by Article Five of the United States Constitution whereby amendments to the United States Constitution may be proposed: on the Application of two thirds of the State legislatures (that is, 34 of the 50 ...
Open the States is a website associated with Convention of States Project, also known as Convention of States Action, [1] [2] [3] an "ad-hoc coalition" of individuals who want government to end some or all of the restrictions on economic activity and public life that were imposed as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. [4 ...
The Constitutional Convention movement is an effort to get state legislatures to convene a Convention of States under Article V in order to amend the constitution without congressional input ...
CSG has opened numerous chapters across the nation to urge state legislators to summon a national convention; for example, in Virginia, the group sponsored the founder of Patrick Henry College, Michael Farris, to launch a Convention of States Project which is a forum for delegates appointed by state governments to propose amendments to the ...
These guidelines would require 34 states to call a convention. Even if the Florida Legislature approves proposals, 33 other states would have to approve the same proposals to have a convention ...
On Feb. 6, the Ohio House Government Oversight Committee heard testimony supporting HJR-3 calling for an Article V Convention of States. Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution, states may call a ...
A Convention of States is one of two methods authorized by Article Five of the United States Constitution whereby amendments to the United States Constitution may be proposed: two thirds of the State legislatures (that is, 34 of the 50) may call a convention to propose amendments, which become law only after ratification by three-fourths (38) of the states.
Opinion: Given all the unknowns and potential dangers, a constitutional convention poses an unacceptable risk in the current political climate. 'Convention of States' a dangerous, untested effort ...