Balanced Budget Amendment Task Force
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GovernmentLegal AffairsLiberty
That’s Why They’re Called “Entitlements”
by Fritz Pettyjohn March 27, 2017Republicans were counting on $1 trillion in savings from Obamacare Repeal and Replace, and that money would help pay for massive tax cuts. I expect them to pass the tax…
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Georgia attorney Dave Guldenschuh has emerged as a leading legal authority on Article V, and also gives periodic updates on the various Article V organizations. Here’s his latest: “Enclosed is…
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A guest post from Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey, who is emerging as a leader in the Article V movement. P.S. – In my guest column in The Commercial Appeal,…
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GovernmentLegal AffairsLiberty
If All You’ve Got is a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail
by Fritz Pettyjohn March 6, 2017There are ins and outs of politics — the inside game, and the outside. The outside comes from the voters — public pressure. With millions of dollars at its disposal,…
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GovernmentLegal AffairsLiberty
Mark Levin Should Read the Federalist Papers
by Fritz Pettyjohn March 4, 2017The Article V movement owes a debt of gratitude to Mark Levin. His book, The Liberty Amendments, published in 2013, brought the issue to the attention of the conservative reading…
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GovernmentLegal AffairsLiberty
Let’s Fight the Enemy, Not Each Other
by Fritz Pettyjohn March 3, 2017All Article V proposals face a common enemy, the frightening spectre of a “runaway” Convention that somehow subverts our Constitution. This fantasy was originally ginned up in the 60’s by,…
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Budgets/TaxesLegal AffairsLiberty
Texas Republicans Overwhelmingly Approve Article V into State’s Party Platform
by Kyle Maichle May 24, 2016On May 13, delegates to the state convention for the Republican Party of Texas approved a plank in the party’s platform that supports an Article V convention. The plank received…
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Budgets/TaxesLegal AffairsPolitics
Delaware Becomes First State since 2010 to Rescind an Article V Application
by Kyle Maichle May 11, 2016The Delaware General Assembly on May 3rd became the first state since 2010 to rescind an application for an Article V convention. The state’s Senate approved House Concurrent Resolution 60…
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EconomicsLegal AffairsLiberty
Big Labor Publication Misrepresents the Push for an Article V Convention
by Kyle Maichle March 16, 2016Simon Davis-Cohen of In These Times magazine authored an article last week claiming that “corporate America” is the source of the ongoing push for an Article V convention to amend…
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Budgets/TaxesLegal AffairsLibertyPolitics
Soros-Funded Progressive Coalition Misleads Media, Public on an Article V Convention
by Kyle Maichle February 4, 2016A coalition of progressive special-interest groups funded by George Soros issued a press statement on Wednesday announcing their opposition to an Article V convention. The Brennan Center for Justice, Center…
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Budgets/TaxesFeaturedPodcast
Heartland Daily Podcast – Kyle Maichle: Compact for America
by Donald Kendal January 12, 2016In today’s edition of The Heartland Daily Podcast, Kyle Maichle, project manager for Constitutional Reform at The Heartland Institute joins Host Donald Kendal to talk about the Compact for America.
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Budgets/TaxesLegal AffairsPolitics
Marco Rubio Endorses an Article V Convention
by Kyle Maichle January 6, 2016On December 30, presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) announced he would endorse an Article V convention for the purpose of enacting a federal balanced budget amendment, along with term…