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A Constitutional Convention would be a constitutional crisis -- states must say no
Earlier this year, the Montana legislature almost took the whole country another step toward a constitutional crisis.
A resolution that passed through a Senate committee before stalling on the floor calls for a national convention to rewrite the U.S. Constitution using Article V — a mechanism that has never once been invoked in the 237-year history of our republic.
What’s more, this wasn’t an isolated moment; it’s just one front in a nationwide campaign. Michigan citizens will also vote on this in November 2026. The effort is being led by the Convention of States Project, with political and financial backing from the Heritage Foundation, ALEC and a network of deep-pocketed, dark-money interests.
Let’s be clear: this is no fringe crusade. It is a coordinated and well-funded attempt to do something no generation of Americans has ever done, with no clear rules, no delegate selection process, and an agenda that constitutional experts say cannot be limited.
A resolution that passed through a Senate committee before stalling on the floor calls for a national convention to rewrite the U.S. Constitution using Article V — a mechanism that has never once been invoked in the 237-year history of our republic.
What’s more, this wasn’t an isolated moment; it’s just one front in a nationwide campaign. Michigan citizens will also vote on this in November 2026. The effort is being led by the Convention of States Project, with political and financial backing from the Heritage Foundation, ALEC and a network of deep-pocketed, dark-money interests.
Let’s be clear: this is no fringe crusade. It is a coordinated and well-funded attempt to do something no generation of Americans has ever done, with no clear rules, no delegate selection process, and an agenda that constitutional experts say cannot be limited.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5516364-constitutional-convention-crisis-states/
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