AFA of PA ACTION ALERT
December 16, 2019
Issue
Convention of States Bill is Bad Idea!
Details
The House State Government Committee is scheduled to vote on House Resolution 206 possibly as early as TODAY! It is “A Concurrent Resolution petitioning the Congress of the United States to call a Convention for proposing amendments pursuant to Article V of the Constitution of the United States limited to proposing amendments that impose fiscal restraints on the Federal Government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the Federal Government and limit the terms of office for its officials and for members of Congress.”
Listen to my interview with Pennsylvania Eagle Forum’s Andy Schlafly about the dangers of a Convention of States .
In October 2018 Andy Schlafly testified before the PA Senate State Government Committee and outlined reasons why that session’s bill should be opposed. Those reasons included:
- The late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia called the idea of a “Convention of States” a “horrible idea,” recognizing that such a convention would put the Constitution at great risk.
- Chief Justice Warren Burger agreed with Andy’s mother, Phyllis Schlafly, saying in a letter he wrote her, “I have also repeatedly given my opinion that there is no effective way to limit or muzzle actions of a constitutional Convention. The Convention could make its own rules and set its own agenda.”
- The text of Article V confirms there is no limit to what a convention could do.
- The original Constitutional Convention was written free of modern pressures by the media.
- The 17th Amendment is a perfect example of how state legislatures can rush to ratify an amendment even though it takes away the rights of states.
- The 2016 Republican National Platform rejected an attempt by pro-Article V convention promoters.
The same reasons Andy laid out last year apply to this House bill.
Action Steps
Contact members of the House State Government Committee as well as your State Rep and ask him or her to oppose House Resolution 206. You can contact your State Rep here with a pre-written editable message here
Contact House State Government Committee members below:
House State Government Committee members:
Garth Everett, Chairman contact form
Kevin Boyle, Democratic Chair contact form
Russ Diamond — contact form
Matt Gabler — contact form
Brett Miller — contact form
Stephanie Borowicz — contact form
Matthew Dowling — contact form
Chris Dush – contact form
Seth Grove – contact form
Dawn Keefer – contact form
Jerry Knowles – contact form
Andrew Lewis – contact form
Frank Ryan – contact form
Louis Schmitt, Jr. – contact form
Craig Staats – contact form
Jeff Wheeland – contact form
Malcolm Kenyatta – contact form
Pamela DeLissio — contact form
Brian Sims – contact form
Joe Ciresi – contact form
Isabella Fitzgerald — contact form
Joseph Hohenstein – contact form
Jared Solomon – contact form
Wendy Ullman – contact form
Joe Webster – contact form