Keeping the Promise: Meet John Flores
"A Republic We Will Keep" was more than a motto when we coined the phrase a couple of years ago. It was a promise we meant to keep. And with John Flores joining the Compact for America team as our new Executive Vice President of Development, we're confident the promise will be kept. John brings a unique track record of fundraising success at the scale we need for the coming year - during which we plan to advance our educational efforts through at least 30 states and Washingt
CFA's Sven Larson Schools Washington on the Need for the Compact for a Balanced Budget in The Hi
Building on the buzz fare generated by Rep. Gosar’s powerful piece outlining America’s need to Compact for a balanced budget amendment in The Hill last month, Compact for America’s council of scholar’s member, Sven Larson also helped school Washington on our need to "reopen" the case for a balanced budget amendment in The Hill this morning. After stating that while the GOP's budget is a "welcome change for the better," Mr. Larson points out just how susceptible the GOP's budg
Overwhelming Supermajorities of Alabama Voters Support America's Compact for a Balanced Budget
On Memorial Day, as a nation, we, with heavy hearts, honor our fallen veterans that died to preserve and protect our Republic. These brave souls who swore to protect our Constitution not only deserve to be memorialized by tradition, but part of preserving their legacy involves showing them the respect they deserve by stoping this: This trend of perpetually increasing government debt obviously threatens our posterity (and it is based on CBO projections regarding only publicly
Article V 2.0, Part 3: SPEED!
This blog post is the third and last of 3, explaining the difference between the Compact for a Balanced Budget approach and other “legacy” approaches to originating federal constitutional amendments from the states under Article V of the U.S. Constitution. The differences between the Compact approach to Article V and the “legacy” approaches to Article V can be captured in three categories: 1) Certainty; 2) Safety; and 3) Speed. As you will see, the Compact approach is truly “
Article V 2.0, Part 2: Safety
This post is part two, of a three-part series explaining the difference between the Compact for a Balanced Budget approach and other “legacy” approaches to originating federal constitutional amendments-from the states under Article V of the U.S. Constitution. The differences between the Compact approach to Article V and the “legacy” approaches to Article V can be captured in three categories: 1) Certainty; 2) Safety; and 3) Speed. As you will see, the Compact approach is trul
Article V 2.0, Part One: Certainty
This blogpost is the first in a series of three explaining the difference between the Compact for a Balanced Budget approach and other “legacy” approaches to originating Constitutional amendments-from the states under Article V of the U.S. Constitution. The differences between the Compact approach to Article V and the “legacy” approaches to Article V can be captured in three categories: 1) Certainty; 2) Safety; and 3) Speed. As you will see, the Compact approach is truly “Art
The 8 Weapons you need to finally put the "ConCon" Boogeyman to rest once and for all!
For decades now, Americans have allowed all the “conventional” fears to run the Article V-balanced budget amendment debate, but in many ways, these “conventional” fears were justified, because all previous Article V efforts did little to address people’s honest concerns, and the genuine fears they had surrounding the Article V issue. Thankfully, today, these conventional fears have been addressed with America’s Compact for a balanced budget. But, unfortunately, this doesn’t p
When Mississippi Decided To Compact With America and Help Make History
What an honor it is to live at a time when history isn't something we just get to passively read about, but something that we get to actively help write! This picture is one for the history books as it captures Mississippi's Speaker Philip Gunn and Pro Tem Greg Snowden during the floor debate on America's Compact for a Balanced Budget (which passed!). Thank you Mississippi for having the courage to be one of four states now to compact with the American people to restore fisca
Got Fewer than 2 Minutes to Learn How to Save the Republic?
Watch this John Locke Foundation video about the powerful non-partisan federal Balanced Budget Amendment at the heart of Compact For America's-Compact for a Balanced Budget. Watch as Compact For America's President & Executive Director, Nick Dranias explain how Article V will lead us to fiscal sanity. As always... share liberally! #nonpartisanbalancedbudgetamendment #johnlockefoundation #federalbudget #balancedbudgetamendment #compactforamerica #compactforabalancedbudget #art
Article V: Cause For Fear, Or Call To Courage?
It’s amazing how many lies prevail today. After all, as humans, here we sit, on the brink of great mind bending technological advancements with nearly unbound access to information, and still… lies prevail. Lies like, our Constitution is helplessly outdated, patriotism is hopelessly old fashioned, and because of the current political landscape, there are some who insist that there is nothing left to do, but to fear. Here at Compact For America, we prefer courage over fear. Af
