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This is a lie. Legal scholars from across the political spectrum have warned about the dangers of an Article V convention and said that there is no constitutional rules to limit it or prevent a runaway convention.
David Super of Georgetown Law: thehill.com/opinion/campai…
Richard Boldt of the University of Maryland Law School: baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/o…
Eric Berger of the University of Nebraska College of Law: omaha.com/opinion/plus/m…
Russell A. Suzuki, the Attorney General of Hawaii: capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2018/Te…
.@walterolson of the Cato Institute: cato.org/publications/c…
.@rickhasen of the University of California Irvine Law School: latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/…
Shelia Kennedy, professor of law and policy at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis: sheilakennedy.net/2017/03/anothe…
McKay Cunningham, professor of law at Concordia University: idahostatesman.com/opinion/reader…
David Schultz, political science and election law professor at Hamline University:
twincities.com/2018/03/18/dav…
William Marshall, professor of law at University of North Carolina: spokesman.com/blogs/boise/20…
Read more here: commoncause.org/press/press-re…
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Mick Mulvaney's comments show the corruption and problem of pay-to-play politics, but voters already understand this problem. Americans feel it every day when we know our needs are not being prioritized like lobbyists' wants.

Voters need proven solutions, so here are a few:

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We need to improve our disclosure laws to ensure everyone knows who is spending money to influence our elected officials. There should be no such thing as a "secret money" or "dark money" group. We have a right to see all money being raised & spent in elections.

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Iowa & South Carolina voters! If u care about public education, u must call ur state legislators NOW to oppose pending legislation to join the so-called "Convention of States" to amend the U.S. Constitution! This effort is backed by the #Kochs & #ALEC! Sourced info. below. 1/
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The threat of a Runaway Convention: Myth? Lie?

Paranoid argument invented by the left wing?

Nope, it’s REAL.

Let’s break this down.
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How many states do "they" have resolutions from in order to call a Constitutional Convention? There are several organizations pushing a call for a ConCon & they don't agree with each other. In fact the main one, Balanced Budget Amendment Task Force doesn't even agree with itself!
In 2016, the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) uncovered infighting amongst the many organizations. This resulted in Nick Dranias, a lawyer and former director of policy development at the Goldwater Institute, to be ousted from his job as Director of Compact for America.
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