| North Carolina Senate The Short Session of the North Carolina General Assembly began on May 18, 2022, which was one day after Primary Election Day. The leaders of the NC House and Senate have stated that they will try to end the Short Session by July 1. Meckler’s so-called “Convention of States” Project (“COS”) and US Term Limits applications, asking Congress to call a convention under Article V, passed the North Carolina House in May, 2021 and March, 2021 respectively. Each was immediately sent over to the Senate Rules and Operations Committee which must approve any bill or resolution that comes to the Senate from the House. The Rules and Operations committee can send one or both applications immediately to the Senate Floor for a vote, or they can hold them up indefinitely—even to the point that they never get to the floor for a vote before the end of the Session and DIE. So, anything can happen! Meckler’s “COS” has scheduled a rally for June 8, and their rallies sometimes coincide with hearings or floor debates. We need to get in front of this, and educate the North Carolina Senators. Let’s go get ’em! |
| The Legislation Here are the applications we oppose in the North Carolina Senate: HJR 233 (Meckler’s “COS”): pending in the Senate Rules and Operations Committee. May be scheduled for a hearing or floor vote at any time!! HJR 172 (Term Limits): pending in the Senate Rules and Operations Committee. May be scheduled for a hearing or floor vote at any time!! |
Talking Points: Here are some talking points that you can select from for a letter or write your own: “States have no Power to Control Delegates to an Article V Convention” (flyer) shows that those who promise that State Legislators will select and control the Delegates are making stuff up! Delegates have the self-evident Right “to alter or to abolish” the existing state & federal governments. Thus no one has power over Delegates. “Dark Money—Not the Grassroots—Is Behind the Convention of States Organizations (COS)” proves that almost 2/3 of the money driving COS’s effort to apply to Congress for a constitutional convention under Article V of the US Constitution, is coming from major donors giving COS $5,000 to $2,000,000 over the latest 3 years of reporting available. Why are multi-millionaires and billionaires trying to get their hands on our Constitution? The “Phony Petitions & Polls“ flyer describes how the Convention of States Project (COS) showcases unverified data to deceive legislators into believing their constituents are demanding a “convention of states” in order to influence legislators’ votes. But as the flyer shows, Meckler can’t guarantee his signatures are valid. The “Brilliant Men” flyer shows that James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, four US Supreme Court Justices, and other jurists and scholars warned that Delegates to an Article V convention can’t be controlled. For Republicans Only: “An Article V Convention Made Easy” shows why Delegates to an Article V Convention have the power to throw off the Constitution we have and set up a new one, with a new and easier mode of ratification. And COS board member Robert P. George has co-drafted a new constitution which grants massive powers to the fed gov’t & imposes gun control with red flag confiscations! |
Your Letter: Please write all 50 North Carolina Senators and let them know why they should Vote “No” on HJR 233, HJR 172, SB 414, and any other applications asking Congress to call an Article V convention. Copy the addresses below as a block into “BCC,” and copy your own address into the “To” box; and place the bill#s & description, e.g. Art. V convention, and perhaps something catchy on the subject line. Then Scroll for the Democrats. Senate Republicans (28)—Dear Senator (If you’re a Republican or conservative, tell the Republicans so): Ted.Alexander@ncleg.gov, Deanna.Ballard@ncleg.gov, Lisa.Barnes@ncleg.gov, Phil.Berger@ncleg.gov, Danny.Britt@ncleg.gov, Jim.Burgin@ncleg.gov, Kevin.Corbin@ncleg.gov, David.Craven@ncleg.gov, Warren.Daniel@ncleg.gov, Chuck.Edwards@ncleg.gov, Carl.Ford@ncleg.gov, Amy.Galey@ncleg.gov, Kathy.Harrington@ncleg.gov, Ralph.Hise@ncleg.gov, Brent.Jackson@ncleg.gov, Steve.Jarvis@ncleg.gov, Todd.Johnson@ncleg.gov, Joyce.Krawiec@ncleg.gov, Michael.Lazzara@ncleg.gov, Michael.Lee@ncleg.gov, Tom.McInnis@ncleg.gov, Paul.Newton@ncleg.gov, Jim.Perry@ncleg.gov, Dean.Proctor@ncleg.gov, Bill.Rabon@ncleg.gov, Norman.Sanderson@ncleg.gov, Vickie.Sawyer@ncleg.gov, Bob.Steinburg@ncleg.gov, |
| Now for the Democrats Info from the first 4 flyers under “Talking Points” should work for Democrats as well. Or Democrats should relate to your quoting or rephrasing an idea from one of the following links: Democrats Only: In his Issue Brief, “A Dangerous Adventure: No Safeguards Would Protect Basic Liberties from an Article V Convention,” Georgetown Law Professor David A. Super writes: “Previous attempts to convene an Article V convention have faltered when voters and state legislators focused on the danger of a runaway convention: a convention that heeded special interests’ urgings to disregard the purposes for which the convention ostensibly was called and threatened basic liberties… None of the supposed “safeguards” touted by convention proponents withstand serious examination.” (pg. 5) Or: “Nothing about the idea of a “Convention for proposing Amendments,” as provided for in Article V, limits the scope of the convention in any way. It is common in Congress and many state legislatures for the second chamber to consider a piece of legislation to “amend” the first chamber’s bill by striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting an entirely new bill. A similar approach in an Article V convention – an amendment that rewrites everything after the preamble – would do nothing to preserve the rights and liberties that the current U.S. Constitution protects… ” (pg. 7) Or: Or you might quote from Chief Justice Warren Burger’s LETTER to Phyllis Schlafly dated June 22, 1988: “…[T]here is no effective way to limit or muzzle the actions of a Constitutional Convention. The Convention could make its own rules and set its own agenda… After a Convention is convened, it will be too late to stop the Convention if we don’t like its agenda…” |
Senate Democrats (22)—Dear Senator: Sydney.Batch@ncleg.gov, Ernestine.Bazemore@ncleg.gov, Dan.Blue@ncleg.gov, Jay.Chaudhuri@ncleg.gov, Ben.Clark@ncleg.gov, Sarah.Crawford@ncleg.gov, Don.Davis@ncleg.gov, Kirk.deViere@ncleg.gov, Toby.Fitch@ncleg.gov, Valerie.Foushee@ncleg.gov, Michael.Garrett@ncleg.gov, Jeff.Jackson@ncleg.gov, Paul.Lowe@ncleg.gov, Natasha.Marcus@ncleg.gov, Julie.Mayfield@ncleg.gov, Mujtaba.Mohammed@ncleg.gov, Natalie.Murdock@ncleg.gov, Wiley.Nickel@ncleg.gov, Gladys.Robinson@ncleg.gov, DeAndrea.Salvador@ncleg.gov, Joyce.Waddell@ncleg.gov, Mike.Woodard@ncleg.gov, Thank you for defending our Constitution! |
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Can’t polish a turd!
Too many people dismiss the possibility of this “Convention of States” happening. If states are allowed to sign on board with this, the speech by Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will be a moot point. Those rights guaranteed protection under our present Constitution, the one trampled daily by the overlords, will become nonexistent. All you do and everything you have will be issued from the state. Meckler needs to be drawn & quartered. Simple as that.