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Article V Convention: Will It Work?
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Article V Convention: Will It Work?

America has not had a Constitutional Convention since 1787. The result then was a blessing. But holding a new convention today could end up being disastrous for the nation. This article explains why. ...
Christian Gomez

A growing number of Americans distrust the federal government. According to a Pew Research Center poll, published on June 6, 2022, “Only two-in-ten Americans say they trust the government in Washington to do what is right ‘just about always’ (2%) or ‘most of the time’ (19%).” Similarly, according to a Monmouth University poll, released on May 12, 2022, 79 percent of Americans surveyed said that they believe the country has “gotten off on the wrong track.”

Most Americans recognize that an all-out war is being waged against the Republic and every American’s individual liberty. Whether it’s mass shootings, gun control, abortion, election fraud, or the teaching of critical race theory and LGBTQ “gender identity” in public schools, virtually every conceivable assault has been used to frustrate and rile up Americans. Behind all of this smoke, a fire is raging.

Some have suggested that the best way to put out this fire is with an Article V Convention. Pro-convention advocates and organizations, such as Convention of States (COS) Action, argue that the Founding Fathers gave us Article V “for such a time as this,” taking the phrase from the biblical book of Esther. Are they right? Is now such a time? Or will a convention that will open up the Constitution for amending or rewriting merely play into the hands of the very arsonists stoking the flames?

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