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Scholar: "Slander" against the Framers to say Constitution was illegally adopted Published in Blog on April 12, 2021 by Convention Of States One common argument against calling a Convention of States is that the constitutional convention in 1787 "ran away." George Washington and James Madison were only allowed to "amend" the Articles of Confederation, this theory goes, and delegates to an Article V amendments convention will similarly write an entirely new document.  A Convention of States is not a constitutional convention, of course, because it operates under Article V and not under the re...

Scott: Whether you're on the right or the left, you should care about irresponsible spending Published in Blog on March 08, 2021 by Convention Of States With the impending passage of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion "stimulus" bill, Scott's message could not be more timely.  He spoke in front of a Montana legislative committee recently and urged state legislators to take up the Convention of States Resolution to help control the federal government's out-of-control spending.  "Whether you're on the right or the left, the issue is the same: we have too much federal spending right now," he ...

"They won. The people lost. Now we need a Convention of States." Published in Blog on February 04, 2021 by Convention Of States The national debt has grown 700 percent since Senator Brad Molnar entered the Montana state legislature. The American dollar has lost 83 percent of its purchasing power due to federal deficit driving inflation. The federal government wastes billions on useless programs and projects, and Social Security is on its last legs. Economists are discussing replacing the dollar with the Chinese yen as the world's currency.  We could have avoided this situation, as Sen. Molna...

This committee hearing brought us to tears Published in Blog on January 21, 2021 by Convention Of States It's that time of year again. All across the country, state legislatures are beginning to consider the Convention of States Resolution in committees and in legislative chambers. Our first test was in Montana, where the Senate Judiciary Committee heard powerful testimony from Convention of States volunteers about our resolution. It was, in a word, inspiring. Patriots rose to defend liberty, the Constitution, and future generations. They explained how a Convention of States is the only way t...