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The Convention of States resolution is being hotly debated in Iowa, but many representatives, like Rep. Chris Hagenow in the video below, are speaking up in favor.

D.C. insiders live in a bubble, but their decisions have consequences on all of us. That's why Dr. Garza-Graham joined Convention of States Texas.

I get a lot of questions about how the Convention of States Project operates, especially since we are a national movement with a growing presence in the grassroots, the media, and state capitols around the country.  

The pizza gestapo are coming, according to a new report from the National Review.

The following excerpt was written by John Tomasic and published on the Colorado Statesman.

Colorado state legislators Lori Saine and Vicki Marble plan to introduce a resolution this session directed to Congress and calling for a states convention to amend the U.S. Constitution in order to reduce the power of the federal government.

Constitutional literacy is essential for a self-governing society. That's why we were excited to read this report from the Associated Press that describes the ever-increasing number of states that have committed to teaching high school students about the Constitution.

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Iowa State Representative Zach Nunn explains how an Article V Convention of States is the ultimate defense of states' rights under the Tenth Amendment.

The federal debt held by the public is set to hit its highest levels since after World War II, according to a new report by the Congressional Budget Office.

In the video below, a COS Texas volunteer delivers an insightful assessment of the American government and how it has diverted dangerously from its proper role.

Over the past few years, Republican politicians have said that they wanted to repeal Obamacare, and the voters in the jaw-dropping Presidential election agreed. Last week, the ball was teed up. The American people were in the stands, holding their breath as the federal government was ready to take a swing at health care once and for all.

Air Force veteran Jennie Vayo talks about why she volunteers for Convention of States Texas.

Have you been paying the salaries of government union workers?

It happened just as liberty-loving Americans feared it would.

North Dakota became last week the tenth state in the nation to call for an Article V Convention of States. Former Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn appeared on North Dakota news to explain exactly what transpired in the state legislature and what Article V could accomplish for the nation.

St. Louis, Missouri, March 27, 2017 – The Convention of States Project is pleased to announce that former Missouri United States Senator Jim Talent today issued the following statement urging the Missouri General Assembly to move expeditiously to add Missouri to the growing list of States calling for an amending convention under Article V of the Constitution: 

A president can put America first for one administration, maybe. But executive orders do not equal legislation.

Why is John Koskinen, the scandal-plagued IRS Commissioner, still in office? Enquiring minds want to know.

Tamara Colbert, State Director for Convention of States Texas, explains in the video below why she trusts the Article V process to restore accountability to the American system of governance.

Convinced that Congress is unlikely to cure federal dysfunction, most state legislatures have triggered the Constitution’s most important reform mechanism: They have applied for what the Constitution calls “a convention for proposing amendments.”

Currently before Congress is President Trump’s $1.1 trillion budget proposal and it ‘s scaring Democrats to death.