Nebraska Legislature
Kathy Wilmot contributed the following on behalf of Eagle Forum of Nebraska: a press release written to educate Nebraskans about various bills including LR6, our Con-Con bill (they refer to as Convention of States) was just prioritized this week.
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COS defeated in Utah State Senate
Convention of States was defeated on Feb 23 in the Utah State Senate 12-1-16 after passing the House.
Continue reading →COS Dead in Washington State!
I am happy to report that Washington State’s SJM 8003 (COS) did not pass out of the State Government committee by yesterday’s deadline and is likely dead for this session.
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Convention of States Agenda: Every Constitutional Amendment including the Kitchen Sink
The Convention of States deceptively proposes a “limited” convention to “impose fiscal restraints on the federal government and to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government.” It sounds reasonable until you realize that the purpose of the entire Constitution was to “limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government.” It then becomes clear that the COS proposal will open every portion of the Constitution to structural change.
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COS is no Valentine’s present for Missourians
Anne Gassel, Missouri Eagle Forum’s new Legislative Director, reported that the Resolution for an Article V, Convention of the States, is making its way through the Missouri House.
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Please help: What possible amendments is COS promising in your state?
I would like help in compiling the many and varied “possible amendments” promised by the Convention of States depending upon which state they are working on. Please send me links or quotes from your state on the promises of amendments by COS.
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Eagle Forum Applauds Gorsuch Selection
Eagle Forum sincerely thanks President Trump for keeping his promise to nominate an exceptionally qualified jurist who has a record of applying the Constitution as the Framers intended, not as it suits his own policy preferences.
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Diseases Cross Open Borders
The spread of the Zika virus has become so alarming that more than 150 health experts from over a dozen countries published an open letter urging the postponement or relocation of the Summer Olympics scheduled for August 5-21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Never before in world history have the Olympics been cancelled due to a public health crisis.
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Failed Republicans Want to Rewrite the Constitution
Did you ever wonder why unsuccessful candidates merely “suspend” their campaigns after losing a key primary, instead of terminating them?
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Tell Missouri Senators to oppose HCR 57 vote
The Article V COS Con Con (Constitutional Convention) resolution HCR 57 passed out of Senate Committee.
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Oppose LR35 which opens U.S. Constitution to Unlimited Amendments
Oppose LR35, an application for an Article V Unlimited Constitutional Convention of the States (Con/Con) which will be debated and voted on by the entire Senate as early as Friday, Feb. 19 or possibly next week.
Continue reading →Con/Con Alert for Michigan. Vote Wed. Dec. 2, 2015
Michigan House Committee will have a hearing on Wed. Dec. 2 at 12:15 p.m. We anticipate there will be a vote in this committee on Wednesday and then if it passes it will move to the whole House. It has already passed the Senate.
Continue reading →Judicial Tyranny in Kentucky
When the Supreme Court ruled by the narrowest possible margin that Kentucky’s definition of marriage is unconstitutional, the Court’s decision was qualified by its assurance that religious freedom would not be jeopardized. “The First Amendment ensures that religious organizations and persons are given proper protection,” the Court solemnly intoned on June 26.
Continue reading →Anchor Babies on Trial in Texas
A federal case moving to trial in Texas could provide a means to stop the practice of extending automatic U.S. citizenship to children born to illegal aliens. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently called for legislation to end that unpopular practice, which polls show Americans oppose by more than 2 to 1, and even Jeb Bush admitted that it’s perfectly legitimate to call those children “anchor babies.”
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The Iran Deal Betrays America
As Americans learn the dangerous details of President Obama’s deal with Iran, Republican leaders should admit their mistake in passing Senator Bob Corker’s (R-TN) bill that reversed the process for treaty ratification. Instead of a treaty requiring approval from two-thirds of the Senate, the Corker bill allows the Iran deal to be disapproved by a simple majority in both houses-subject to a certain presidential veto, which requires two-thirds of both houses to override.
Continue reading →How Congress Should Respond to Justice Kennedy
Justice Kennedy’s opinion for a 5-4 majority of the Supreme Court has rightly been condemned for its lack of grounding in the Constitutional text he is sworn to uphold. Unable to find gay marriage in either the due process clause or the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Kennedy ultimately rests his case on what Justice Clarence Thomas sarcastically called the “dignity clause” of the Constitution.
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