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NC Responding to Opposition Summary
This file, created for use in NC, is modeled from the Wyoming document developed to respond to opposition from the John Birch Society. Complete with links and QR codes, it presents a comprehensive guide to many of the COS opponents' objections to an Article V Convention with links to point-by-point authoritative rebuttals.
Attachment: 3665/COSNC_Response_to_the_Opposition_Final_0623.pdf
![]() //Sign the Petition Here// Spread by Those Opposed to an Article V Convention Process //Download This // //Document Here// An Article V Convention of States is not a “constitutional convention” or a “con-con”. It cannot frame, revise, or amend our Constitution. Its only power is to propose amendments to our current Constitu- tion, which must fit the scope of the state applications and then must be ratified by 38 states, by law . Some liberal & conservative groups claim the absence of procedural guidance in Article V means the rules governing a Convention of States , like One State/One Vote, are uncertain, at best, or would be controlled by Congress, at worst. Yet, the Constitution also mentions trial by jury, the writ of habeas corpus, bills of attainder, etc., without providing any instruction procedures either. Clearly, the Framers expected established definitions and legal procedures to be understood and followed based on historical precedent . Some well-meaning patriots from both liberal and conservative groups claim the framers never intended amendments to be used to address problems with the federal government . However well-meaning they may be, they are clearly mistaken . Click here to view a video on this topic . Some who oppose COS reveal they honestly don’t know why, when they simultaneously claim they’re concerned a convention would do too much, while also fretting it might not do enough. They say, “If DC doesn’t follow the Constitution now, why would they follow amendments from the Convention?” This perspective ignores the historical effect of the clarifying language amendments provide . Highlighting the clear limits of an Article V Convention, Charles J. Cooper, a long-time constitutional attorney for the National Rifle Association, outlines why an Article V Convention of States poses no threat to our 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms . Some skeptics of Article V specialize in asking questions they assume can’t be answered. Most common questions about an Article V Convention of States are addressed by the Article V Infor- mation Center , a project to provide historical and legal information about the amendment process. ![]() Some who oppose an Article V COS, claim our Constitution wasn’t adopted legitimately in 1787 due to a “runaway convention”. They irrationally fear this imagined precedent and, without critical examination of such a faulty premise, state legislators who agree with this position undermine their very oath of office to support and defend a “runaway” Constitution. Click here for a video explanation Research presented in the peer-reviewed Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy , explains the truth of what happened in 1787 and exposes the baseless contradiction of those claiming to defend a Constitution they assert to have illegitimate origins. Momentum for an Article V Convention of States is building. In 2022, 4 additional states passed the resolution, bringing our total to 19 of the 34 necessary. With endorsements like those of Governor Ron DeSantis , Tucker Carlson , Mark Levin , Project Veritas Founder, James O’Keefe , US Representa- tive Chip Roy , US Senator Rand Paul , Rick Green , Ben Shapiro , Lt. Col. Allen West , David Barton , for- mer US Senator Rick Santorum , economist Thomas Sowell and NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson , support for our movement is surging. Some “conservatives” in our State Legislators are on the same side of this issue as George So- ros-funded Common Cause , which has assembled 250 leftist organizations to oppose an Article V Convention of States for proposing amendments limiting federal spending, power, jurisdiction and terms of office. The liberal establishment, subsidized significantly by George Soros’ groups are very effective at manipulating narratives to achieve their goals. For decades, they have engaged in a disinformation campaign about Article V of our Constitution, which the conservative establishment has accepted without asking questions. Dark money sources with deep pockets fuel the disinformation campaign , persuading conservative groups and politicians that trusting, following and using Article V of our Constitution is somehow undermining, violating and sabotaging our Constitution. David Horowitz , widely considered to be today’s premier scholar and expert on the history, tactics, propaganda and operation of the American left, asserts Soros is laughing while misinformed con- servatives claim they’re “saving the Constitution from being rewritten” by opposing COS. Some conservative groups have argued Article VI of the Constitution and the 10th Amendment al- low individual states to “nullify’ any federal law they consider unconstitutional, however, the only provision for nullification by the states is found in Article V. For decades, the John Birch Society has opposed trusting & using our Constitution’s provision in Article V allowing states to propose limitations to federal power, jurisdiction, spending and terms of office, even though their founder, Robert Welch supported the Liberty Amendments in the early years of their founding. Their advocate Robert Brown exemplifies the axiom spoken long ago by one of our Framers… “It is much easier to alarm people than to inform them”. |
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