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June 2018

June 04, 2018

Feds Seize Life Savings of American Citizen – Nearly $60,000 – and Never Charge Him with Crime

The government can seize his money through a process called "civil asset forfeiture."

May 2018

May 15, 2018

If We Don’t Control the Debt, We’ll Face the Same Fate as Other Nations Before Us

That's why an Article V Convention of States is still the best solution to our...

May 15, 2018

The National Debt is Too Much of a Burden to Lay on our Children, So This Woman is Taking Action

The over 20 trillion dollar debt is too much funds to be left on our...

May 11, 2018

GOP Congressional Term Limit Promise: Just ‘An Election Year Lie’

We’ve heard promises like this before.

May 02, 2018

Sorry, a Balanced Budget Amendment Won’t Fix Washington – Here’s Why

Even if Congress did have the political fortitude to tighten its own belt, a balanced-budget...

May 02, 2018

President Proposes Congressional Term Limits, but Here’s the Best (and Only) Way to Make that Happen

This sounds great, but there’s a problem.

April 2018

April 23, 2018

Despicable: McConnell Balks at Spending Cuts Because Democrats Won’t Like It

Despite Republican promises to promote fiscal responsibility, McConnell says Congress shouldn't cut spending because, essentially,...

April 23, 2018

Allowing the National Debt to Increase is Actually Immoral

A classic example of “do as I say, not do as I do.”

April 19, 2018

How to Flush Career Politicians

It is time for a constitutional convention of the states to establish term limits on...

April 19, 2018

Taxpayers Spend $1 million to Study 3-Year-Old “Non-Binary” Children

One million dollars is a drop in the federal budget, but these kinds of wasteful,...

April 19, 2018

Young Congressmen – Like All Americans – Frustrated Career Politicians Have All the Power

There's only one way to effectively end the bad influence of career politicians: a constitutional...

April 16, 2018

Sen. Tom Coburn: As a Physician, I Want to Fix the Real Disease of the Federal Government

“We’re so out of balance now that Iowa doesn’t get to make the decisions for...

April 16, 2018

States are ‘Powerless’ Against the Federal Government Until They Do This

It’s not been invoked before, but Article V of the United States Constitution provides for...

April 06, 2018

It’s Time to Put the States in Charge

One thing is certain: we are headed in the wrong direction as a nation.

April 06, 2018

Students Fight for the Future of This Nation by Advocating for an Article V Convention of States

The size and scope of the federal government has far exceeded what the Founders intended....

April 04, 2018

Convention for Proposing Amendments Not as Scary as Big Government Advocates Suggest

The convention has no governmental power whatsoever. It may only propose. The states may ratify...

April 04, 2018

Sen. DeMint: “We Have a Terminal Patient Called the United States…”

Our original Constitution has been replaced by years of precedent and case law... There is...

April 04, 2018

Do Any Federal Agencies Actually Respect Liberty? Here’s the Surprising Answer

For those of us who want to see the swamp drained, there is a long,...

March 2018

March 29, 2018

Congress Gave Itself a Raise in the Massive New Spending Bill

The House and Senate increased their own budgets in the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending package.

March 29, 2018

Swamp’s Omnibus Bill Sends Signal to Americans: It’s Time to Call a Convention of States

We call upon the states to immediately prioritize and pass the COS resolution to send...

March 29, 2018

What to Do About All These Fears Over a Convention of States

Do you think our political system is working great?

March 29, 2018

Some Mississippi Legislators Want to Amend the US Constitution – Here’s Why

Radical times call for radical measures.

March 29, 2018

Three out of Four Minnesota Voters Want to Save America by Doing This

MINNESOTANS UNDECIDED IN DIRECTION OF STATE, BUT CLEARLY WANT REFORM IN WASHINGTON.

March 23, 2018

Senator Rand Paul Says We Need to Rein in Our Out-Of-Control Federal Government by Doing This

Senator Rand Paul is one of America’s strongest defenders of the Constitution and his support...

March 21, 2018

Tyranny is Spreading Across the Globe; Don’t Let It Gain a Foothold Here

The hope in democracy following the collapse of the USSR hasn’t panned out, and countries...

March 20, 2018

National Debt Now Tops $21 Trillion with No Sign of Slowing Down

It isn’t too late to reverse course. The American economy is strong, and if we...

March 13, 2018

Kansas Senate Supports Deep State, Immoral Debt and Reckless Federal Spending

They should be ashamed of themselves, and today, certainly, at least 77% of Kansans are...

March 13, 2018

Want to Fix Our Broken System and Save America? Do This.

Article V is the ultimate act of federalism. It is the mechanism through which the...

March 05, 2018

Guess What State is Dead Last in ‘Quality of Life’

Among the measures used to evaluate states’ natural environments are drinking water quality, air quality...

March 05, 2018

Power to the People! Why We Need a Convention of States

From the beginning, power was enshrined with the states, not the central government. States have...