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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Arizona: Committee will be voting on the Convention of States Project application

Arizona: Committee will be voting on the Convention of States Project application
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There will be a crucial vote in Arizona tomorrow. The Federalism and Fiscal Responsibility Committee will be voting on the Convention of States Project application HCR 2027 tomorrow at 2:00pm MST at the Arizona State Legislature in Phoenix.

The application was proposed by Rep. Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa.

“Our federal representatives have created a national debt that threatens our most basic freedoms,” Townsend said, “and threatens the liberty of generations to come. The states must act now to forestall further damage to our economic and personal liberties.”

The purpose of the Convention of States is to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution; the gathering is also known as an Article V Convention. It was founded to stop the out of control spending by the federal government, stop them from taking power from the states and taking liberty from the people.

This vote is the first step that at least 34 states must take in order to set into motion the call for a convention of states. Article V of the U.S. Constitution says that if two-thirds of state legislatures request a convention of states, the federal government must call for a convention.

Article V allows the states to propose and ratify amendments to the U.S. Constitution without the votes of federal representatives and signature of the president.

In order for an amendment to take effect, it must receive support from three-fourths of the 50 state legislatures, or 38 states. How each state ratifies an amendment is to be decided by the U.S. Congress. The convention itself will only propose amendments; it will not ratify them.

Townsend has posted a wealth of information on her Facebook page. She lays out all of the facts and arguments. She has also posted which elected officials are on board with her proposal and the national policy institutes that endorse the Convention of States.

Mark Meckler of the Arizona COS Project Team has called upon all supporters to attend the hearing at the State Legislature. In an email today he wrote, “Your voice could be the deciding factor in the success of the COS application.”

The vote will take place in Room HHR 1 at the Arizona State Capitol, 1700 West Washington Street.

Jared Day

Jared is a Citizen Journalist that supports grassroots organizations that stand for individual liberty, free market and limited government. He is a Writer/Contributor/Social Media Admin at RedKnucklePolitics.com and Red Nation Rising NFP.

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