{"id":461055,"date":"2021-04-28T19:20:45","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T23:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=461055"},"modified":"2021-04-28T19:20:47","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T23:20:47","slug":"state-lawmakers-fight-to-amend-constitution-with-convention-of-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-lawmakers-fight-to-amend-constitution-with-convention-of-states\/","title":{"rendered":"State lawmakers fight to amend Constitution with convention of states"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fstate-lawmakers-fight-to-amend-constitution-with-convention-of-states%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=461055&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 id=\"attachment_2403035\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2403035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 DECEMBER 17: A copy of the U.S. Constitution is propped up in front of the desk of Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) during a House Rules Committee hearing on the impeachment against President Donald Trump on December 17, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 4:00 PM PT \u2013 Wednesday, April 28, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>State lawmakers around the country have pushed for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/mark-meckler-article-five-constitutional-convention_n_6086c380e4b09cce6c143b10\">convention of states<\/a> to amend the U.S. constitution without the need to go through Congress. The <a href=\"https:\/\/conventionofstates.com\/\">Convention of States Project<\/a> has been working on organizing the assembly since 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Proponents of the plan cited increasing federal government power as the reason the convention needs to be held. This is especially emphasized under Joe Biden, who signed 50 executive orders in his first 100 days in office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMadison said: \u2018Federal powers are few and defined. State powers are many and broad,&#8217;\u201d State Sen. Brian Birdwell (R-Texas) stated. \u201cSo each of the state\u2019s respective desire to rebalance what the founders had given us in the original document. To rebalance the power between the federal government and the states ability to make decisions for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The provision for states to call a convention to propose amendments is guaranteed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/federal-register\/constitution\/article-v.html\">Article V<\/a> of the Constitution. Article V requires two-thirds of all states to call the convention and then three-fourths of those states to vote in order to ratify an amendment. However, opponents argue the convention could be used to rewrite the entire Constitution, but supporters said this isn\u2019t the case.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brian Birdwell Interview Convention of States Simulation\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SFZkawqf3GA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not calling for a constitutional convention where we rewrite the Constitution,\u201d Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) said. \u201cWe\u2019re being very specific here about a convention of states to propose amendments to the Constitution. So the Constitution at large stays precisely the way that it is. We\u2019re looking for just one or two points that we want to clarify in the Constitution by amendments and that\u2019s what you do in a convention of states.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those in power in Washington have pushed back against the possibility of constitutional amendments, which might limit their power. Many have tried to stir up fear by throwing out the term \u201crunaway convention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the COS Project has imposed limits on the powers of the convention by keeping its scope to three topics targeted at limiting federal powers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImposing fiscal restraints on the federal government, limiting the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limiting the terms of office for its officials,\u201d Rita Dunaway, National Legislative Director of the COS Project, explained.<\/p>\n<p>Political commentator and radio host Mark Levin has also argued the federal government has far more power to amend the Constitution than this convention would provide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Washington today, we have an ongoing constitutional convention,\u201d Levin noted. \u201cWhere one branch or another, or the federal bureaucracy, act far outside the limits imposed on them by the Constitution. And rather than the branches checking and balancing each other, they usually reinforce each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Currently, 15 of the 34 states required to call the convention have passed resolutions to participate.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/biden-admin-fails-to-deliver-on-promise-of-a-better-america\/\">Biden Admin. Fails To Deliver On Promise Of A \u2018Better America\u2019<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 DECEMBER 17: A copy of the U.S. Constitution is propped up in front of the desk of Rep. 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