Convention of States

Today’s episode features a speech from Convention of States co-founder Michael Farris given to a group of state legislators in the early weeks following the creation of the Convention of States organization in 2013.

Nebraska recently became the 17th to join the Convention of States movement to stop federal overreach! Sen. Steve Halloran joins us to react and gives a behind the scenes look at how it got done and how other states can get on board.

Convention of States President and co-founder Mark Meckler fires up a packed house at a January 2022 rally held in the Iowa capitol rotunda.

This 2015 speech before hundreds of state legislators features U.S. Senator Dr. Tom Coburn who nobly served as a Senior Advisor for Convention of States.

On January 25, 2022, the South Dakota House debates and votes on the Convention of States Action Resolution which calls for an Article V convention for proposing amendments that would impose fiscal restraints, term limits, and other limits on the scope and power of the federal government.

Wisconsin is Sweet 16! Sen. Kathleen Bernier joins us to react to her state becoming the 16th to join the Convention of States movement. Plus, we get an update on South Dakota's progress.

Wisconsin AND Nebraska vote to join the Convention of States movement in the same week. Welcome to The BattleCry with Mark Meckler. 

At a 2014 panel given before a group of state legislators, Randy Barnett speaks on why the Convention of States Project has the best strategy to call an Article V convention. Barnett is the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory at Georgetown University and Director of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution.

In this 2016 panel discussion, members of the Convention of States organization answer questions from a group of state legislators. The panel features former U.S. Senator Dr. Tom Coburn, Article V scholar Robert G. Natelson, Legislative Director Rita Peters Dunaway, and Convention of States co-founders Michael Farris and Mark Meckler.

Iowa State Director Karen Schuster previews a capitol rally they are planning for next week with an exciting lineup of guest speakers! Learn more at takebackourgovernment.org.