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Take a Bite Out of This Cornucopia of Knowledge-The Ultimate Compact for America Article Aggregation
So you wanted a convenient aggregation of educational articles to learn more about the Compact for a Balanced Budget? Here's our best crack at it. Enjoy! DEBT PROBLEM Get the facts showing that the current national debt situation is the worst ever in the history of the country here. BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT PAYLOAD Why the Compact's BBA is best. The case for the Compact's BBA making a difference despite the federal government's lack of respect for the Constitution. Why Natio
Frequently Asked Questions Raised and Answered in this Freeman Interview of CFA VP Nick Dranias!
FEE’s director of programs, Richard Lorenc, got to sit down with Nick and talk about his work. This extensive interview raises and answers all of the most frequently asked questions concerning the Compact for a Balanced Budget. * * * If you would like to learn more, visit Compact for America's website. If you would like to support the Compact for a Balanced Budget effort, you can make a tax-deductible donation to the Compact for America Educational Foundation, Inc. to suppo
What About Congress? Only Compact for America Keeps its Head Out of the Sand
There are those in the Article V movement who claim that Congress is irrelevant to the amendment process. The only problem with this contention is that most folks interested in Article V can read. The text of Article V clearly gives Congress two significant points of political leverage. Congress is empowered to call the convention; and Congress is empowered to select the mode of ratification. Clearly, Congress is not irrelevant to Article V, even though its role was meant onl
Article V: Tool or Obstacle Course?
Some people look at the text of Article V and declare that it was meant to impose an incredibly difficult and uncoordinated obstacle course in front of any state-originated amendment effort. They contend this intention is simply self-evident from Article V’s requirements of two-thirds of the states to apply for a convention, Congress to call, the convention to propose amendments, Congress to refer out for ratification, and three-fourths of the states to ratify any amendment.
Does Article V Really Mandate a Free Range Convention?
Fivers often debate the extent to which the states direct the convention for proposing amendments contemplated under Article V of the U.S. Constitution. Some Fivers claim that the convention must have total deliberative freedom to consider and debate anything under the sun. In essence, they view the convention as a completely autonomous, free-ranging sovereign body, entirely independent of the states that apply for it. Others, like retired Professor Robert Natelson (who almos
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
Compact for a Balanced Budget Now or Never: Video of Legislative Testimony by CFA Visiting Scholar a
Courtesy of, and hat tip to, David Leeper of the Western Free Press. *** 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 Nick and other scholars to up to 10 states to spread the word about Compact for America! If you have not done so already, please visit the Compact for America website and load up on intellectual amm
Eagle Forum concerns instrumental in the development of the Compact for America Initiative by CFA CE
For the past 30 years, the Eagle Forum organization has consistently and effectively argued against the use of Article V of U.S. Constitution by the states to propose amendments. The Eagle Forum objections, as outlined in their publication entitled “Twenty Questions about a Constitutional Convention,” address the vagueries associated with the planning and conduct of the convention, such as how delegates are to be selected, who determines the number of delegates to each state
In My Judgment - Why the Time is Right for Compact for America by Judge Harold R. DeMoss, Jr.
Summary There has been a dramatic decrease in the willingness of the average party official and office holder to recognize that there is some common ground that we ought to try to define and pursue, and to stay away from the extremes that both the right and the left contend are the only solutions we have for the problems that face our nation. There have been time and time again efforts to define a balanced budget amendment that could pass the two-thirds vote of Congress...an
