Grassroots Engage!
You CAN make a difference in your community! Check out this great letter to the editor urging support for the Compact for a Balanced Budget that was written by Bill Carson for the Waxahachie Daily Light in the Great State of Texas. It isn't hard to move the needle in a big way with just a little engagement. Visit our website for fact sheets that can give you ideas for impactful opinion pieces and letters to the editor. And don't hesitate to contact us for thoughts and guidanc
Prof. John Eastman Joins the Compact for America Advisory Council!
We are pleased to announce that Prof. John Eastman of the Dale E. Fowler School of Law at Chapman University in Orange, California has accepted the invitation to join the Compact for America Advisory Council. We look forward to Prof. Eastman’s sharing of his wisdom and insights regarding the constitutionality of the initiative’s interstate compact agreement and the balanced budget amendment and their impacts on federalism. His bio is included below His detailed curriculum
What's in a Word? "Application" as the Pivot Point for State Control in Article V by CFA CEO Chip De
Believe it or not, there are factions in the Article V movement which debate whether the states have the ability to target the agenda of an Article V convention to specific amendments. The debate often hinges on the meaning of the word “application” in the portion of Article V that triggers Congress’ duty to call a convention upon application of two-thirds of the state legislatures. On one hand, if this “application” were merely a non-substantive trigger for the congressional
Advance Arkansas Joins the Compact's Educational Push!
Dan Greenberg, CEO of the pre-eminent Arkansas-based think tank, writes: "After we ran our piece yesterday about Mike Farris’s appearances in Arkansas next week, it occurred to me that we ought to make it clear that Farris’s approach to Article V activism isn’t the only path to federal constitutional reform. The following is a guest editorial from Nick Dranias of the Goldwater Institute, who presents his own take on Article V strategies below." Read more: Introducing “Article
The Compact Solution to the Federal Debt Rubik's Cube
Debt is the problem. More than any other policy, unlimited debt spending is the source and enabler of an ineffective, overstretched and overreaching federal government. This is because unlimited debt spending creates the illusion of limitless resources; and when the illusion of limitless resources exists, it becomes next to impossible to persuade politicians that the federal government should have a limited and sustainable role in our lives. Throttling back limitless debt spe
What Makes the Compact Uniquely Effective?
Here is what makes the Compact for a Balanced Budget different from all other state-originated constitutional amendment efforts and uniquely effective: The Compact's federal Balanced Budget Amendment is already drafted and included in its agreement among the states, its policy merits can be verified as powerful and politically plausible. The same is not true of any other significant Article V effort, all of which must first organize a convention to find out what it might prop
Be Fearless! Support the Compact for a Balanced Budget.
This opinion piece published by the Wisconsin Daily Independent proves that there is nothing to fear but fear itself when it comes to the Article V convention organized by the Compact for a Balanced Budget. *** For a quick grasp of the Compact for America policy product, read this one page overview of the Compact for a Balanced Budget to understand why the Compact for America approach represents "Article V 2.0." With a contribution of $1, $5, $10 or more, you can help us send
Compact for America is Needed to Address Washington's Misbehavior - Excerpts from Dr. Kevin Gutzman'
My name is Kevin Gutzman and I am Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of History at Western Connecticut State University. I received my Master of Public Affairs from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, my Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law, and my Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in American history from the University of Virginia. My area of scholarly expertise is American constitut
Which Brain Trusts Support the Compact for America Initiative?
The Compact for a Balanced Budget is only 34 state enactments, one 24 hour-long convention, and 1 congressional resolution away from the proposal and ratification of a powerful Balanced Budget Amendment. Other Article V efforts, including the 40 year old BBA task force effort and the more recent Convention of the States effort, while worthy of your consideration, are at least 68 state enactments, one indefinitely long convention, and 2 congressional resolutions away from any
The Compact for a Balanced Budget Minimizes Litigation Risks - Excerpts from Cato Institute Scholar
My name is Ilya Shapiro. I am a senior fellow in constitutional studies at the Cato Institute and the editor-in-chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review. I am also a member of the Advisory Council for Compact for America. Before joining Cato, I was a special assistant/advisor to the Multi-National Force in Iraq on rule of law issues and practiced international, political, and commercial litigation. I have provided testimony to Congress and state legislatures and, as coordin
