In an attempt to answer these objections:
"... They already ignore the existing Constitution! ..."
"... What good would adding more amendments do? ..."
"... The Constitution is fine the way it is! ..."
"... All we need to do is enforce the constitution we have! ..."
"... Why bother? ... "
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The passage of time and progressive activism have, in effect, altered and perverted the Constitution
with legislative, executive, and judicial decisions that effectively function as amendments to the Constitution,
but without having had the appropriate agreement or ratification by the States.
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The federal government has demonstrated a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing the same objective.
The federal government has created rules and regulations that have their proper origin with
the inalienable rights of the People and the power and authority that the People have granted to the States.
The federal government has usurped the power and authority of the States.
The federal government has pursued action, seizures, and prohibitions against the rights of the People .
The federal government has attempted to seize control of all government and all government decisions.
The federal government has attempted to intimidate the States with threats.
The federal government has attempted to coerce the States with bribes.
The federal government has selectively applied different standards arbitrarily and unequally among the States.
The federal government has forced the States to undertake expenditures and placed conditions upon those expenditures.
The federal government has adopted foreign law and entered into unauthorized international agreements.
The federal government has effectively ignored both the Ninth and Tenth amendments to the Constitution.
The federal government has failed.
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Congress has relinquished its power and authority to the executive branch and the judicial branch.
Congress has allowed federal agencies to create regulations that function as congressional law.
Congress has allowed federal agencies to selectively interpret and selectively enforce congressional law.
Congress has allowed the courts to interpret and effectively rewrite congressional law.
Congress has demonstrated its inability to develop, manage, or control the federal budget.
Congress has burdened future generations to servitude for debts to which they have had no say in creating.
Congress has failed.
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The federal government must not be allowed to usurp the authority of the States or the rights of the People.
Congress must not be allowed to continue to fail to perform the duties given to them by the Constitution.
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Without some external action, the federal government can not be expected to give back the authority that it has seized.
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Without some external action, the federal government will not return to its limited role, and
it will continue to seize control of the States, bankrupt the nation, and deny the rights of the people.
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Without some external action, Congress can not be expected to reclaim the authority it has given up,
or to correct its inability and unwillingness to perform its assigned duties and responsibilities.
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The provision for an Article V Convention was specifically inserted and purposefully included in the Constitution
by the States to provide them with the power and authority to remedy federal overreach and to control the federal government.
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The provision was included in the Constitution by the States as a peaceful method to maintain the union of the States,
and to avoid either the dissolving of the union, or enduring some other less peaceful method of correcting it.
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The States must act together and must act soon to correct the erosion from the passage of time and the mistakes of past inaction
that have seen the country move away from a federal republic and move towards a democratic republic.
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There is nothing to lose and everything to gain with an Article V convention.
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