Convention of States gaining ground

April 8, 2022 By Bob Ryan

America’s Founding Fathers at the Constitutional Convention knew any form of government they created would become corrupt. They had already seen it happen in numerous states. That and other failings was what led to the need for a new form of government in replace the confederacy.

Those known abuses that would arise was the reason for the Amendment process being able to take two distinct routes. One through Congress, before proposed Amendments reached the states. The other was strictly through the states, giving Congress no role other than calling for a Convention of the States. The Founders, in essence, gave a third option they did not have when rebelling against Britain. The power of the states to curtail governmental abuse. Article V of the US Constitution lays out the amendment process:........To Read More....