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Op Ed: Article V lets states override Congress

We are the bosses, according to the U.S. Constitution.

The following was written by COS Virginia volunteer Louis McGinty and originally published in the Richmond-Times Dispatch.

Seventy-five percent of Americans want term limits for members of the U.S. Congress.

In 2002, 91% of Americans were concerned or very concerned about having a national balanced budget, and it has only gotten worse.

Why haven’t these and numerous other popular issues been addressed and fixed by our representatives?

I can’t answer that. But the fact remains that they have not and they are not on either party’s agenda for the foreseeable future.

So, what are we to do? We are the bosses, according to the U.S. Constitution.

The last time our collective will was ignored and even thwarted, we threw out a bunch of tea and started a revolution. Would our forefathers want us to do that again?

Perhaps, and they gave us a way to do it peacefully. It is explained in Article V of the Constitution and is called the Convention of States option.

Specifically, the Constitution gives us the ability to override Congress by the states calling a convention to propose amendments to the Constitution if Congress will not do it.

If we are going to save our nation, it is time for the people to demand these very simple and critical changes.

If we fail, the swamp-dwellers from both parties will continue to maintain their good-old-boys club and ignore the will of the people.

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Created:	2021-02-17 20:38 GMT
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Published:	2021-02-17 05:00 GMT
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