The resolution, HJR 379, utilizes Article V of the US Constitution to call for a 50-state convention to propose constitutional amendments for federal term limits, fiscal restraints, and other power-limiting measures.
The Senate passed a different Article V resolution focused solely on a congressional term-limit amendment. It does nothing to restrict federal spending or overreach.
All eyes are on North Carolina as the state Senate weighs House Joint Resolution 235 calling for an Article V convention.
The movement to have North Carolina join other states in exercising the call for an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the US Constitution has been brewing steadily in our state legislature since 2013. As consistent supporters and sponsors of the current Resolution HJR235, here are a few reasons we believe North Carolina needs...
On Wednesday, former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pennsylvania, and North Carolina House Republicans held a press conference supporting a bill making North Carolina the 20th state to call for a Convention of States. Two-thirds of the states, or 34, must sign on before a convention can be held. The House passed a resolution calling for a...
The Convention of the States (COS) has been gaining steam for more than seven years. Sixteen states have now signed on. The pitch is simple. The federal government has been way out of its lane for a long time. Congress won’t do anything about it. The states need to call a convention to propose and...
The Convention of States North Carolina (COSNC) has over 89,000 North Carolinians who signed the petition calling for a Convention of States. COSNC also has over 2,500 North Carolina volunteers working to get the N.C. General Assembly to vote for the Convention of States Resolution, and polling shows that 62% of North Carolinians support their...
A movement known as the Convention of States (COS) has been gaining traction across the country. The movement seeks to bring together delegates from all 50 states to propose new amendments to the federal constitution by invoking Article V of the United States Constitution. Nineteen states have passed legislation approving such a convention, and another...
The Convention of States Project is a national effort to utilize Article V of the U.S. Constitution to convene a Convention of the States, a tool our Founders provided that allows We the People to bypass Congress to propose amendments that Congress would never do on its own. The process requires 34 state legislatures to...
