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<center>'''Coalition Letter against the'''</center>
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The undersigned organizations and individuals stand with the current Constitution and oppose attempts to convene a new constitutional convention under Article V, which might rewrite it.
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The undersigned organizations and individuals stand in support of the existing Constitution and oppose attempts to convene a new constitutional convention under Article V, which might attempt to rewrite it.
  
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We urge all Americans to reject state resolutions calling for an Article V constitutional convention that Justice Antonin Scalia condemned as a "horrible idea," that Phyllis Schlafly strongly condemned as "playing Russian Roulette with the Constitution," that Chief Justice Warren Burger wrote against, and that Second Amendment groups like the Gun Owners of America fully oppose.  The Founders were very much against holding another constitutional convention, and many of the greatest American statesmen throughout history were in complete opposition to the idea.
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State resolutions are being pushed by secret billionaires to convene a convention under Article V of the Constitution "to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government."  Such a convention would open the door to legalizing drugs and eliminating border security.  This means weakening our national security against terrorism, and cancelling plans to build a wall as promised.  The Second Amendment could be repealed, and state funding of abortion could required, under a new Constitution sought by the big money promoting an Article V convention.
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No good, and much harm, would come from a constitutional convention that opens the door to changing our Constitution.
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Justice Antonin Scalia condemned the proposal for an Article V convention as a "horrible idea." Phyllis Schlafly strongly opposed it, calling it "playing Russian Roulette with the Constitution." Chief Justice Warren Burger wrote against it.  Second Amendment groups like the Gun Owners of America fully oppose it.  The Founders themselves were very much against holding another constitutional convention, and many of the greatest American statesmen throughout history were in complete opposition to the idea.
  
 
The Republican Party platform nearly unanimously rejected an attempt in July 2016 to include a resolution calling for an Article V constitutional convention to enact a Balanced Budget Amendment.
 
The Republican Party platform nearly unanimously rejected an attempt in July 2016 to include a resolution calling for an Article V constitutional convention to enact a Balanced Budget Amendment.
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The Constitution has never been the problem, and our political leaders should be defending the Constitution rather than pretending that it is the problem that needs to be somehow corrected.  Politicians and courts that do not abide by the Constitution today will not abide by a rewritten one tomorrow.
 
The Constitution has never been the problem, and our political leaders should be defending the Constitution rather than pretending that it is the problem that needs to be somehow corrected.  Politicians and courts that do not abide by the Constitution today will not abide by a rewritten one tomorrow.
  
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The so-called "Convention of States" is, by the admission of its promoters, a call for an Article V convention that should be opposed for all the above reasons.
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Additional reasons to oppose an Article V convention, or "Convention of States" as its promoters call it, include:
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Revision as of 23:36, 13 January 2017

Coalition Letter in support of
the current Constitution

The undersigned organizations and individuals stand in support of the existing Constitution and oppose attempts to convene a new constitutional convention under Article V, which might attempt to rewrite it.

State resolutions are being pushed by secret billionaires to convene a convention under Article V of the Constitution "to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government." Such a convention would open the door to legalizing drugs and eliminating border security. This means weakening our national security against terrorism, and cancelling plans to build a wall as promised. The Second Amendment could be repealed, and state funding of abortion could required, under a new Constitution sought by the big money promoting an Article V convention.

No good, and much harm, would come from a constitutional convention that opens the door to changing our Constitution.

Justice Antonin Scalia condemned the proposal for an Article V convention as a "horrible idea." Phyllis Schlafly strongly opposed it, calling it "playing Russian Roulette with the Constitution." Chief Justice Warren Burger wrote against it. Second Amendment groups like the Gun Owners of America fully oppose it. The Founders themselves were very much against holding another constitutional convention, and many of the greatest American statesmen throughout history were in complete opposition to the idea.

The Republican Party platform nearly unanimously rejected an attempt in July 2016 to include a resolution calling for an Article V constitutional convention to enact a Balanced Budget Amendment.

The Constitution has never been the problem, and our political leaders should be defending the Constitution rather than pretending that it is the problem that needs to be somehow corrected. Politicians and courts that do not abide by the Constitution today will not abide by a rewritten one tomorrow.

Additional reasons to oppose an Article V convention, or "Convention of States" as its promoters call it, include:

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