THE CASE FOR AN ARTICLE V CONVENTION
The federal government is spending this country into the ground and taking liberty from the people. We have a solution that is as big as the problem.

The federal government has overstepped its boundaries and exceeds its control. Future generations will inherit a bankrupt nation run by an unaccountable bureaucracy.

Article V of the U.S. Constitution allows an Article V convention to limit federal power and return control to the citizens.

State legislators and citizens can restore the checks and balances set by our founding fathers to protect our liberty from abuses in Washington, D.C.
We have a solution that is as big as the problem
The Convention of States (COS) Project was founded by Citizens for Self-Governance for the purpose of raising awareness of this constitutional solution. We believe Washington, D.C. is broken and will not fix itself. The federal government is spending this country into the ground, seizing power from the states and taking liberty from the people.
We have a solution that is as big as the problem
We have a solution that is as big as the problem
The Founding Fathers developed the Article V convention process as a safe, constitutional way to hold the federal government accountable. It takes 34 states to call a convention and 38 to ratify any amendments, ensuring the process reflects the will of We the People.
We have a solution that is as big as the problem

On September 11, 2014, some of our nation’s finest legal minds convened at The Jefferson Hotel in Washington, D.C., to engage in a full, robust discussion of the Convention of States Project.

Excerpts from American Enterprise Institute’s Panel Discussion on Article V with Panelist Antonin Scalia

Michael Farris, co-founder of the COS Project, busts some common myths about an Article V Convention.
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