Sixth State Calls For Convention of States, Severely Limiting Federal Government

The Answer Lies in the Constitution

It seems that Article V in the U.S. Constitution gives state legislators power to reign in the Federal government if they feel it has exceeded its authority and is putting the nation in jeopardy. It is yet one more example of the genius of the founding fathers who knew that power can corrupt and that the central government needs to have controls in place to prevent abuse.

A Convention of States is one step closer to reality after Indiana’s state legislature passed a resolution calling for a constitutional convention.

Indiana this week became the sixth state to call for a convention that would propose new amendments to the US Constitution limiting the federal government. Tennessee’s legislature passed a resolution demanding such a convention in early February.

The so-called Article V movement has been gaining ground in recent months, and in recent months both Texas Governor Greg Abbott and presidential candidate US Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) endorsed the idea.

In addition to Indiana and Tennessee, the other four states to call for a convention are Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Alaska.

Indiana’s resolution calls for a convention to “impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and for members of Congress.”

Opponents, such as the editorial board of USA Today, are afraid that such a convention could spin out of control and overturn the provisions that guarantee Americans’ basic freedoms including the First, Second and Fourth Amendments. Supporters at Citizens for Self-Governance and the Convention of the States Project contend that the body could be limited to voting for just the measures that supporters want.

“The Washington leviathan has been overstepping its constitutionally limited powers for too long,” said Mark Meckler, president of Citizens for Self-Governance and co-founder of the Convention of States Project. “The federal government derives its power from the people and the states, and today marks another step towards reinstating that authority. Congratulations to Indiana on becoming the sixth state to pass the Convention of States resolution to reclaim state power. Our team in The Hoosier State did a fantastic job, and I’m honored to work with such dedicated patriots.”

Of course the challenge is that the ones who will propose and promote the idea of a Constitutional Convention are also the politicians who have been part of the problem.

It will take some very dedicated and selfless patriots to move this idea along, but it may be the only way that the people can wrest control from the establishment politicians clinging to power and position in Washington D.C.

The current presidential election suggests that perhaps the people are ready to support a change and put the D.C. bureaucrats in their place and return more of the power where it belongs… in the hands of the people at the local level who for now are feeling left out and searching for a champion to carry their cause.

Source: offthegridnews.com