It's Time To Activate The Founders' Backup Plan

Limited government.  Although candidates from both parties may talk about and even campaign on this key constitutional principle, once they get to Washington, DC nothing ever seems to happen.  Again, there's plenty of talk, and there are a handful of principled leaders who try to take action.  But they are by far the minority, and their constitutional and well-meaning recommendations are usually left by the wayside.

The Founders recognized that the government might outgrow its bounds, and they included a solution -- a backup plan -- for exactly the kind of situation in which we find ourselves today.

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Article V of the United States Constitution
The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.

So what does this look like?  How does it work?  What about a runaway convention?  Check out this excellent video explaining the Convention of States process from Convention of States Alabama!

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