Convention of States Simulation Fails to Dispel “Runaway Threat”
The Article V Convention of States simulation failed to refute the “runaway convention” objection while misleading the public to believe revising the Constitution, not enforcing it, is the solution to Big Government.
Conservative proponents of an Article V Convention, also known as a constitutional convention or “Convention of States,” have long contended that such a convention would never become a runaway convention that would rewrite the Constitution. Furthermore, they have maintained that such a convention would only consider a single or limited number of proposed amendments, such as a Balanced Budget Amendment (BBA). However, as pro-Article V convention advocacy groups ramp up their efforts, it is becoming increasingly evident that such assurances are less than accurate.
On September 21 to 23, 2016, the Convention of States Project (COS) hosted their first ever “Article V Convention of States Simulation.” By invitation only, current and former state legislators, as well as several state legislative candidates, from all 50 states attended the self-proclaimed historic event in Williamsburg, Virginia. Referred to as commissioners, the state legislators deliberated, proposed, and quickly passed a litany of amendments that they would like to see added to the Constitution.
For those unfamiliar with COS, it is a project of Citizens for Self-Governance, which was founded by Mark Meckler, the former co-founder of Tea Party Patriots and co-host of the 2011 bipartisan Harvard Conference on the Constitutional Convention (ConConCon) along with left-wing convention advocate Professor Lawrence Lessig. COS was also co-founded by constitutional attorney and well-known homeschool advocate Michael Farris, who first suggested the idea of promoting an Article V convention to Meckler.
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