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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No Wonder Obama Won’t Let Us Read TPP
On Friday, Congress disrupted President Obama’s plan for a sweeping transfer of U.S. sovereignty to an unaccountable group of foreign busybodies. Hurray for the stalwart Americans who resisted the demands of Obama, the Republican leadership, and the big-donor claque, but Speaker Boehner plans to give Congress another chance this week to make this dangerous mistake.
Continue reading →Hillary’s Plans to Stuff the Ballot Box in 2016
Hillary Clinton has laid out her game plan for winning back the White House for herself and her husband next year. Let’s hope Republicans were paying attention.
Continue reading →South Carolina EMERGENCY Legislative ALERT WED. March 25th 9 a.m.
We Need people to testify and to fill the room as warm bodies. If you plan to testify show up by 8:30 a.m. to sign up and plan to speak for no more than 3 minutes. Wear a paper badge that says Stop the COS Con.
Continue reading →Looking for the Next President
It seems so early, but eager candidates are already lining up to become the Republican nominee for President in the important race of 2016. There has already been one showcasing in Iowa, and candidates are seeking opportunities to strut their stuff and show why they are different from and better than the others.
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