The momentum is building for a historic Convention of the States to stop President Barack Obama from causing more fiscal and political harm to the United States.
Approximately three months ago, Conservative Tribune reported that the state of Arkansas had passed a resolution calling for such a convention. Since then the number of states showing interest in such a convention has grown.
More than half the states have filed a Convention of States application as of this year. Now Alabama is the fourth state, along with Alaska, Florida and Georgia, to complete the application.
State legislatures have had enough of Obama and a federal government that has become too big, too intrusive and too corrupt.
Therefore, following the steps outlined in Article V of the Constitution, Alabama lawmakers have called for a convention that ultimately could produce a constitutional amendment to reign in the federal government. The amendment, once ratified by three-quarters of the states, would become a permanent part of the Constitution.
Members of the Alabama House and Senate who supported the Convention of the States believed the federal government has not only created an enormous national debt that continues to hobble the American economy but has also “invaded the legitimate roles of the states through the manipulative power of federal mandates.”
Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill wanted to make sure President Obama got the message. Not only did he send the application to the speaker of the U.S. Senate and the speaker and secretary of the U.S. House of Representatives but also directly to President Obama (H/T Yellowhammer News).
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