Whoever Wins in the States or Congress-It's Time to Compact for a Balanced Budget!
How often have we seen new majorities in the States and Congress achieve nothing good worth remembering? With today's election that could change. There could be majorities, even super-majorities, in the States and Congress that would be willing to pass and activate the Compact for a Balanced Budget. The resulting 2015 session could be a unique moment in history to stop the intergenerational theft that characterizes our unsustainable national debt. We are borrowing a huge chun
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
The Wildman of Libertarian Online Radio Ernest Hancock Interviews Compact for America VP Nick Drania
If you haven't heard Ernie Hancock, you've never really experienced online radio. He created the "love" in the Ron Paul Revolution signs. He proudly propagates libertarianism in its most extreme form. Compact for America does not share his views, but his motives are pure, he occasionally makes sense, and it all makes for great entertainment. Watch and listen as he and Nick Dranias go at each other in a good natured debate over the Compact for a Balanced Budget. The interview
It's Official: Lawrence Reed Joins the Council of Scholars of the Compact for America Educational Fo
As anticipated earlier in the week, Lawrence "Larry" Reed, President of the Foundation for Economic Education, has joined the Council of Scholars of the Compact for America Educational Foundation, which recently received its 501(c)(3) determination letter, allowing for deductible contributions! Reed has strongly endorsed the Compact for a Balanced Budget and, in particular, the Balanced Budget Amendment it advances. Compact for America is incredibly honored by Reed's advisory
Symposium Time! Get all of your Compact Questions Answered and More. This Saturday 10-18!
The big day is almost here for the Liberty Amendment gala! And there is still time to buy tickets for the Saturday symposium featuring Compact for America Vice President Nick Dranias making the case not just once but twice for us to Compact for a Balanced Budget Now! And that's just the beginning. Attorney General Tom Horne and Sheriff Mack will be there; also Shane Krauser, Mycal Massie, Dr. Jake Jacobs, and more. Tickets are cheap and students get a discount! Check out the
Lawrence Reed-President of the Foundation for Economic Education-Endorses Compact for a Balanced Bud
Compact for America proudly announces that the President of the most venerable think tank in the nation when it comes to economic theory - the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) - has endorsed the Compact for a Balanced Budget! Lawrence "Larry" Reed says: "Don’t sit back and fret about runaway government. Get involved, take responsibility and help save the country. Support the Compact for America’s balanced budget amendment - easily the single best vehicle to stop the s
Ohio Grassroots Say Compact for a Balanced Budget Now!
You just can't hold the best Article V solution back when the problems are so obvious! Check out this terrific grassroots produced video showing why Ohioans are saying, "Compact for a Balanced Budget Now!" * * * With a contribution of $1, $5, $10 or more, you can help us send 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 ammunition. Please show
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
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
