Difference between revisions of "Coalition letter against Convention of States"

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The undersigned organizations and individuals stand in defense of our U.S. Constitution, and oppose all attempts under its Article V to convene a new constitutional convention ("Con Con").

State resolutions are being pushed by undisclosed donors to force Congress to call a convention "to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government." Such a convention would open the door for liberals to eliminate border security. It would weaken our national defense against terrorism. Such a convention would seek to repeal the Second Amendment while inserting a new requirement for taxpayer-funded abortion.

No good, and tremendous harm, would result from such a convention because it would allow numerous changes to our Constitution with the liberal media guiding the way.

Justice Antonin Scalia condemned the proposals for an Article V convention as a "horrible idea" months before he unexpectedly passed away. Phyllis Schlafly spoke out strongly against all Article V convention ideas, explaining that they would be "playing Russian Roulette with the Constitution." Chief Justice Warren Burger wrote against the mere suggestion of holding a Con Con. 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 spoke out passionately against the idea.

In July 2016 in Cleveland, the Republican Party national platform committee rejected, nearly unanimously, an attempt to adopt a resolution calling for an Article V constitutional convention to enact a Balanced Budget Amendment.

Now liberals and the media want to repeal the Electoral College, which properly requires geographical diversity before a candidate can win. Without the Electoral College no new Republican candidate would have won the presidency in the past 25 years. Liberals and the media also want to repeal the Treaty Clause, which protects our Nation against harmful treaties with foreign powers by requiring the difficult-to-attain 2/3rds support in the Senate.

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

Promoters of the misnamed "Convention of States," which is an Article V "Con Con," fail to attach fiscal notes to their resolutions as most states require. Reducing federal power to secure our borders as invited by the Convention of States resolutions would impose billions of dollars in new costs to states to combat the crime, dole out the entitlements, and endure other harms that result from rampant illegal immigration.

Conclusion

Our U.S. Constitution is the longest, most successful constitution in the history of mankind. It is not for sale, and it is not broken. It should not be "fixed" by secret billionaires having their own hidden agenda of globalism and open borders, views that they conceal with broad platitudes like "limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government."

Far too much is stake to gamble away the future of our Constitution and our Nation on a runaway constitutional convention. Please oppose any and all proposals to convene an Article V Convention, including the Convention of States resolutions, and demand that the undisclosed donors pushing this "horrible idea" identify themselves and disclose their real agenda.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Andrew Schlafly, Esq.
Phyllis Schlafly Eagles of New Jersey

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