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GEORGIA FIRST STATE IN HISTORY TO PASS CONVENTION OF STATES APPLICATION TO LIMIT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Georgia Leads the Article V Movement with Historic Vote
Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the Constitution, but they are first in the movement to save it. Today Georgia became the first state in history to call for a Convention of States that could propose Constitutional amendments to limit the size and jurisdiction of the federal government, and force Congress to be fiscally responsible.
Mark Meckler, co-founder of the Convention of States Project, the leading organization behind the Convention of States movement, said, “Georgia is leading the self-governance movement in America. The legislation is pending in at least nine more states across the country right now. It's up to the citizens to make your state the next to pass it!”
“We Georgians boldly took another few steps out of tyranny yesterday,” said Jacqueline Peterson, the Georgia State Director for the Convention of States Project. “Those of us who were able to attend this historic vote were honored to be there representing hundreds of thousands of other liberty-loving men and women from across our nation. It is our greatest hope that many of our sister states will join with us to lead the way!”
The Convention of States movement is spreading like wildfire and has resolutions pending in nine other states: Missouri, Alabama, Alaska, West Virginia, Florida, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and South Carolina.
A Convention of States is called under Article V of the Constitution, which requires 34 states to call a convention before it can be convened. Thirty-eight states must ratify any amendment proposals coming out of such a convention.
The COS Project believes the federal government has overstepped its Constitutional authority. The Article V process enables the citizens—through their state legislatures—the opportunity to call a Convention of States to propose the necessary Constitutional amendments to reign in Washington, D.C. These amendments could include a balanced budget amendment, a term limits amendment, and several others.
For more information visit www.ConventionofStates.com.