REBELLION: Georgia House Passes “Convention of the States” Application

REBELLION: Georgia House Passes “Convention of the States” Application

In case you haven’t heard, support for an Convention of the States has been exploding. This comes as states across the country have finally woken up and realized they have the power to halt an overbearing federal government.
Georgia’s House of Representatives just overwhelmingly passed HR1215, an application for an Article V Convention, by a vote of 100-65.
Jacquie Peterson, Georgia’s Convention of the States Director, declared that “Georgians boldly took another few steps out of tyranny yesterday.”

Convention of the States, a self-proclaimed “project of citizens for self-governance,” reports:

“Those of us who were able to attend this historic vote were honored to be there representing hundreds of thousands of other liberty-loving men and women from across our Nation.  It is our greatest hope that many of our sister States will join with us to lead the way.”
Georgia is looking to become the first state to pass the COS application, and the process is all but complete.  The Georgia Senate passed a slightly different version of the COS resolution several weeks ago, so the leadership from the House and Senate must come together to decide which version they want to use.
Once this decision is made, the House or the Senate (whichever house did not pass the agreed-upon resolution) will vote once more.  After this vote occurs, Georgia will have officially passed the Convention of States application.
We want to remind our supporters that this process is largely a formality.  The difference between the House and Senate resolutions is minimal and should not present any hindrance to its passage through either house.
We’ll let you know when it’s official, but it looks like Georgia will become the first state to pass a resolution calling for a Convention of States to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government.
This is a historic time in our nation.  We’re proud of our team in Georgia, and we know many more states will follow their lead.

Alabama recently passed a resolution calling for a Convention of the States as well; they even added a provision which would “explicitly limit the purpose of the Convention” to adding a balanced budget amendment, reining in the power of the federal government, and implementing term limits for federal officials.
Additionally, roughly one hundred state legislators assembled at George Washington’s home to discuss holding a Convention of the States last year.

Many people, including well-meaning conservatives, are opposed to a “con con” because they fear a “runaway” convention. But, as Michael Farris, a notable constitutional lawyer, explains: these arguments are based on faulty history and “fear-based” logic, and, as such, are “doomed to fail.”
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