Convention of States

The idea of a convention of states such as the one scheduled for Phoenix, Arizona on September 12 may be unfamiliar to most people, but similar conventions have gathered throughout American history.

There 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,…

All 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,…

Shirley Spellerberg of the conservative blog Texas Republican Vote issued a blog post on May 6th titled, “Strike Two for Gov. Abbott.” Spellerberg criticized Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) for…

A national debt of $20 trillion, along with the national government’s annual budget deficit of $500 billion, has led to increasing support for an Article V convention across the country. Many opponents of an Article V convention are now running into stiff headwinds.

In today’s edition of The Heartland Daily Podcast, Neal Schuerer, Executive Director of Campaign Constitution joins Hosts Donny Kendal and Kyle Maichle to talk about the importance and potential impact of holding a mock Article V convention of states.

In 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 final two organizations seeking an Article V convention – U.S. Term Limits and Wolf-Pac.

In 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.

Common Cause, a left-wing government reform group, issued a Policy Brief called “The Dangerous Path: Big Money’s Plan to Shred the Constitution” on December 2. The publication described the group’s…