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As State Legislators, we have a solemn obligation to defend the rights of the people and protect the sovereign authority of our states, but the powers in Washington D.C. have made that almost impossible. Decades of out of control spending and a slow erosion of the balance of power between the states and the Federal government have all but destroyed the constitutional federalism that our founding fathers established.
The drafters of our Constitution knew this could happen and so they gave us the tools to keep the genius of Federalism functioning, but we have to use those tools.
The stronger we are, the sooner we can take the credit cards away from Washington and put our nation back on track.
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March 17, 2021 Article V Convention Legislative Progress Report Fellow Fivers: Five weeks have passed since my initial 2021 report. Thanks to Stu McPhail and the Article V Caucus for placing it on their website (http://articlevcaucus.com/news/the-article-v-convention-legislative-progress-report/), for forwarding it to our 7000+ state legislators throughout the country and for publishing a link to it on “Hunt for Liberty.” As of this report, some 107 items of Article V legislation have been filed in 38 different states. That compares favorably to the activity we saw pre-COVID/2020. U.S. Term Limits and COS Project are easily the most active groups. U.S. Term Limits has filed in 18 states with all resolutions currently “Active.” They passed the House in NC and WV, the Senate in GA, and are out of committee in the AZ House. COS has filed in 22 states with 17 remaining “Active.” I did not see where COS has made it out of any committees yet. WolfPAC is active in five states and BBA is active only in SC. As pressure mounts in Washington to water down or abolish the Senate filibuster thus giving absolute power to the Democrats, one would hope that the conservative states could see that the Article V state-led amendment process is the last bastion of power left to those states to overcome and bring checks and balances back to our federal government. Attached is the latest AVC Legislative Progress Report. Be sure to let me know if you see any missing items or if you have more updated information. If I can ever be of assistance to any of you, please don’t hesitate to ask.
David F. Guldenschuh Editor and Publisher The Article V Convention Legislative Progress Report
Fellow Fivers: The four major Article V advocacy groups all started off the new decade last year with great goals and optimism only to be totally shut down by the coronavirus pandemic. So much water has gone under the bridge since then that it is difficult to offer an assessment as to the future of the movement. The 2020 elections fundamentally reshaped our country politically. The division and partisanship has never been more heated. The federal government flipped dramatically to the Democrat side, but the state legislatures, with only a few exceptions, remained largely conservative. More drastic changes are likely coming in 2022 with redistricting in the spotlight.
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* * * * NOTICE * * * * In the US, Thursday, September 17 is Constitution Day (also known as Citizenship Day), celebrating the day in 1787 when the US Constitution was formally signed in Philadelphia by 39 delegates to the Constitutional Convention, leading to it becoming America’s principle governing document. In honor of that special day, the State Legislators’ Article V Caucus will be hosting a free one-hour online presentation entitled “Restoring the American Voice” beginning at 8 PM (Eastern Time). The informative event will focus on how, in a time when Americans are increasingly frustrated with government, state legislators are meant to be the guardian of that American voice. To register and receive sign-in info, click HERE. This Month…
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SPECIAL BULLETIN March 24, 2020 State Legislators Have a Vital Role During the COVID-19 Crisis
from the
State Legislators’ Article V Caucus
The regular monthly newsletter will be sent out as scheduled on April 1.
A Letter to State Legislators
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Enclosed is your initial 2019 “President’s Day” edition of The Article V Convention Legislative Progress Report. I have refined the report this year to limit it to only those groups which have passed multiple Article V resolutions. Congratulations are in order for the Convention of States Project which got off to a fast start by passing their resolution in Arkansas. That makes 13 states where the COS resolution has now passed. As you can see, US Term Limits and Wolf PAC /Free & Fair Elections have cast a broad net in multiple states. Over the past year, Loren Enns has assumed leadership over the BBA effort. Loren has been working Article V for over a decade. He is President of the Center for State-led National Debt Solutions (CSNDS), the 501(c)(3) arm of the BBA effort. The BBA effort has some very targeted states this year starting with South Carolina. My review of the legislative landscape shows that there are numerous rescission efforts underway. Some are geared at getting rid of old applications; others appear due to a change in leadership in the state legislatures and the continuing “runaway” myth. I suspect this will continue to be a focus of effort for all the groups as we move forward. Everyone needs to build a strong flank to resist the opposition. So far this year, approximately 75 pieces of Article V legislation have been dropped in 27 states. That’s less than years past, but to be expected as the low hanging fruit gets picked and the process gets more targeted and difficult. I predict that we’ll top 100 items and two-thirds of the states before this legislative year is finished. That’s it for your initial update. If I can ever be of assistance to any of you, please don’t hesitate to ask. David F. Guldenschuh Editor and Publisher 2019 02 17 AVC LPRThe Article V Convention Legislative Progress Report
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