{"id":1564071,"date":"2022-07-21T06:30:06","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T10:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1564071"},"modified":"2022-07-21T08:04:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T12:04:33","slug":"strong-majority-of-americans-in-favor-of-a-constitutional-amendment-to-limit-spending-by-federal-government-and-its-overall-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/strong-majority-of-americans-in-favor-of-a-constitutional-amendment-to-limit-spending-by-federal-government-and-its-overall-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong Majority of Americans In Favor of a Constitutional Amendment to Limit Spending by Federal Government and Its Overall Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstrong-majority-of-americans-in-favor-of-a-constitutional-amendment-to-limit-spending-by-federal-government-and-its-overall-power%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1564071&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"code-block code-block-8\">\n<p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A strong majority of Americans support holding a \u201cConvention of States\u201d to limit spending by the federal government and its overall power, according to new survey data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Conducted by The Trafalgar Group, the <a href=\"https:\/\/conventionofstates.com\/strong-majority-favor-holding-a-convention-of-states-to-put-the-brakes-on-federal-power\">poll<\/a> is the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/thenationalpulse.com\/2021\/08\/18\/stunning-poll-reveals-trump-would-win-election-held-today-as-nearly-1-in-10-democrats-regret-their-2020-vote\/\">example<\/a> Americans\u2019 lack of support for the economic policies of the federal government. The poll included 1,000 likely voters and was conducted in early July 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The data revealed cross-party support for reining in the federal government\u2019s spending and executive powers by ratifying Constitutional amendments proposed during a potential Convention of States. A Convention of States is a process outlined in the U.S. Constitution, which allows states to to propose amendments if more than two-thirds of the country, 34 states, convene. It then takes 38 states to ratify any proposed amendments.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A sizable 63.3 percent of Independent voters supported amendments \u201cfocusing on term limits for Congress and federal officials, federal spending restraints, and limiting the federal government to its constitutionally mandated authority.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A stunning 50.2 percent of Democratic voters also supported the measures, with 25.6 percent opposing them and 24.2 percent unsure.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A whopping 81.3 percent of Republican voters supported holding a Convention of States to rein in federal government spending and power through amendments tackling the aforementioned issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cVoters in all parties know that\u2014regardless of who is in power\u2014Washington, DC is fundamentally broken and something dramatic has to be done to change the game. The deck is stacked against the American people, and these numbers show vast majorities agree its time to reboot the relationship between the federal government and the states,\u201d said Mark Meckler, President of Convention of States Action. <\/span><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/thenationalpulse.com\/2022\/07\/13\/top-usps-official-arrested-for-trying-to-meet-teen-boy-for-sex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"u4c2c6894cab2d8a78ed2592cca1043c7\"><\/p>\n<style scoped> .u4c2c6894cab2d8a78ed2592cca1043c7 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#eaeaea; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #34495E!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -o-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); text-decoration:none; } .u4c2c6894cab2d8a78ed2592cca1043c7:active, .u4c2c6894cab2d8a78ed2592cca1043c7:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u4c2c6894cab2d8a78ed2592cca1043c7 { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 0.95; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u4c2c6894cab2d8a78ed2592cca1043c7 .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#C0392B; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u4c2c6894cab2d8a78ed2592cca1043c7 .postTitle { color:#000000; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u4c2c6894cab2d8a78ed2592cca1043c7:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style>\n<div><span class=\"ctaText\">MUST READ:<\/span>\u00a0 <span class=\"postTitle\">&#8216;I&#8217;m A Pedophile&#8217;: Biden-Era USPS Chief in Mail-In Ballot Unit Arrested After Trying To Meet Teen Boy For Sex.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe founders saw this problem was inevitable, and inserted a provision into Article V of the Constitution to empower the states to return our Republic to its original design. Clearly, the public support is there across all demographics to make this happen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Convention of States language has passed 19 state legislatures in the United States since the campaign\u2019s inception, which active legislation or the passing of legislation in one chamber in a further 17 states.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<p><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/app.memberful.com\/join\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A strong majority of Americans support holding a \u201cConvention of States\u201d to limit spending by the federal government and its overall power, according to new survey data. 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