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It’s amazing how far the federal government will go to stay in control.

Add another big name to the Article V movement!

Last week was a big week for me and for America.  I was at the historic Simulated Convention of States in Colonial Williamsburg, where state legislators from all over the nation proposed possible amendments to the Constitution.

As you've no doubt heard, the Simulated Convention of States was a smashing success. Below you can read the complete list of amendments passed by the Convention. You can also read day-by-day reports from the Convention here, and a recording of the final day in the video below.

The American people are tired of rolling the dice on a new president every four years. Tonight’s debate will change the shape of the election, but one thing will stay the same -- D.C. will never fix D.C.

Today began as all conferences do – with hot coffee, warm conversation, and an assortment of breakfast pastries. But what happened next here in Williamsburg, Virginia, made the Simulated Convention of States a “conference” like none other.

I’m here in Colonial Williamsburg with representatives from all fifty states who are experiencing the historic Simulated Convention of States.

We've had a great time so far at the first-ever Simulated Convention of States here in Colonial Williamsburg. Patrick Henry and James Madison want to welcome you to this historic place where freedom and liberty had their beginning in American history.

It’s fun when a plan comes together.

Despite this year’s election chaos, I feel optimistic about the future of our nation. Why? Because a massive group of dedicated Americans—citizens and state legislators alike—are taking the bold action the Founders intended us to take at a time such as this.

Michael Farris is the co-founder of the Convention of States Project and Senior Fellow for Constitutional Studies at Citizens for Self-Governance. In the article below -- originally published in the Bonner County Daily Bee -- he explains why he began to fight for the Article V movement and where he imagines the Project is heading. (Photo by Mary Malone)

As the first-ever Simulated Convention of States gets under way, it isn’t hard to find reasons why a Convention of States is so critical to the survival of our nation.

We can do something about the mess in D.C. Mark Meckler explains how.

The following excerpt was written by Dr. Jeffrey I. Barke and published on The Hill.

As ObamaCare’s troubles mount, I’ve heard my patients and my peers in healthcare ask: How could the law’s authors not have seen this coming?

The American people are fed up. They're fed up with federal overreach. They're fed up with federal waste, and they're fed up with the national debt.

This Marine voiced his frustration on The Mark Levin Show last week, and Mark suggested a way he could fight back.

Rocky Balboa, Rudy, the Amazin’ Mets, the Miracle on Ice.

Americans love the underdog, because we were once underdogs ourselves. A hodgepodge group of British colonies perched on the coast of a wild, unexplored land had the guts to challenge the world’s superpower — and we won. It’s a story no one would believe if it weren’t written down in our history books.

The news cycle is full of poll results today, many of them indicating that the presidential race has transformed from a one-sided victory for the Democrats into a real dogfight.

The Obama administration will create a new national monument covering 4,913 square miles not far off the New England coast.

It’s one thing when the government wastes money on a piece of equipment or a website that doesn’t work. It’s a different matter altogether when that waste and mismanagement props up corrupt dictators and funds America’s enemies.

Add another supporter to the Article V movement! Nationally syndicated talk show host Ben Shapiro was asked by a viewer whether or not a Convention of States "can and should happen." Check out his answer in the video below.