article V
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Frank W. Keeney explains how inserting Article V into the constitution was an act of humility.
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Calling an for an open constitutional convention is much easier, more efficient, and holds the promise of better results than a limited-agenda one.
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Budgets/TaxesFeatured
Here’s How State Legislators Can FINALLY Fix The National Debt In 2018
by Jesse Hathaway February 14, 2018Now that 2017 is in the books, Americans across the country are working to keep their New Year’s resolutions so that 2018 might be better than years past.
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Budgets/Taxes
How Millennials Can Help Reduce The Federal Deficit
by Lindsey Stroud December 12, 2017Since February 2017, the federal deficit has grown by more than $500 billion, to over $20 trillion. The average debt owed per person is now estimated to be greater than $62,000.
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ConstitutionFeatured
How a ‘Convention of States’ Could Tweak the Constitution
by Rob Natelson September 11, 2017Representatives of state legislatures from across the nation will converge in Phoenix, Arizona on Sept. 12 to participate in a traditional American institution called a “convention of states.”
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In ancient mythology, the phoenix was a symbol of rebirth. As its former life came to an end in a show of flames and spontaneous combustion, a newer, even better life was born from the ashes of its predecessor.
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FeaturedGovernment
The People’s Constitutional Solution to Fixing Washington
by David Guldenschuh July 24, 2017The federal government is incapable of fixing itself. Another mechanism is needed.
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ConstitutionGovernment
How We Know a National Amendments Convention Is a ‘Convention of the States’
by Rob Natelson May 30, 2017Most state legislatures have filed applications with Congress demanding a national convention for proposing constitutional amendments. Americans are asking just what kind of convention the Constitution requires.
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ConstitutionGovernment
Arizona Calls First National Convention of States in 150 Years
by Rob Natelson April 19, 2017Reasserting states rights.
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ConstitutionGovernment
Voters Shouldn’t Be Shy About Amending the Constitution to Bypass Congress
by Rob Natelson April 4, 2017Convinced that Congress is unlikely to cure federal dysfunction, most state legislatures have triggered the Constitution’s most important reform mechanism: They have applied for what the Constitution calls “a convention for proposing amendments.”
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GovernmentLegal AffairsLiberty
I’m On My Way, and I Ain’t Going Back
by Fritz Pettyjohn March 13, 2017As a scheduled adjournment approaches, the inner workings of a State Legislature changes dramatically. The budget is always at center stage, and legislators carrying bills are frantically competing with…
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Budgets/TaxesFeaturedGovernmentLegal AffairsLibertyPodcast
Heartland Daily Podcast – Barry Poulson: Article V Balanced Budget Amendment Resolutions
by Lindsey Stroud February 14, 2017In this Heartland Daily Podcast, Heartland’s government relations coordinator Lindsey Stroud talks with Dr. Barry Poulson on his constitutional reform efforts through Article V of the United States Constitution. Article…
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Budgets/TaxesFeaturedGovernment
Convention Offers Path to Reform
by Jesse Hathaway November 30, 2016Control of the White House is shifting from the hands of President Barack Obama to celebrity television personality Donald Trump, potentially bringing huge reforms to the way the federal government does business.