"We are in a battle for
the minds and souls of men." Ronald Reagan
Constitutional Convention
George Washington, President
presiding
ARTICLE V
COUNTERMAND AMENDMENT
Article IV, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution guarantees to
every State a Republican form of government which gives each State equal
standing - regardless of population - when calling for an Article V Amendment
Convention. The Countermand Amendment protects the Founder’s original
intent by asserting and protecting States Rights guaranteed under Article IV,
Section 4. and Amendments 9 and 10.
Article V of the
U.S. Constitution reserves to the several States the right to call for an
Amendment Convention for the purpose of proposing Amendments to the U.S.
Constitution when the government refuses to address an egregious wrong suffered
by the people. The Legislatures can make multiple Single Issue Amendment
Convention Calls on Congress simultaneously with each one addressing one or more
Amendment issues. Legislatures alone have the authority to ‘limit’ the agenda
and authority of Delegates they send to a convened Article V Convention. This
sovereign authority does not reside in United States Congress, nor in the
Federal or State Courts, nor in the Federal Executive Branch, nor in State
Executive Branches of government. This authority resides solely in STATE
LEGISLATURES.
THE FOUNDERS'
GENIUS
The genius of the
Founders came when they designed Article V, empowering State Legislatures to
safely and quickly address egregious wrongs ignored by the government and
remedying them with pre-approved ‘Single Issue Amendments’. An Article V
Convention is not a Constitutional Convention on the order of our 1787
Convention. It is simply an Amendment Convention. The First Congress in 1789
used the ‘Single Issue Amendment’ method when it sent the Bill of Rights to the
States for ratification. Each of the Amendments were preapproved by the First
Congress and State Conventions were required to ratify or reject them one
Amendment at a time. It is the same method Congress used over the last 200+
years.
DELEGATE RESOLUTION
Under Article V
Delegates are Ambassadors of their Legislatures. THEY ARE NOT FREE AGENTS!
They are commissioned to complete the terms and conditions at an Amendment
Convention defined by their ‘Legislature’ in the
Delegate Resolution - which includes a
pre-approved Amendment text by the Legislatures.
Citizens Initiatives is advancing the Countermand Amendment in all 50 State
Legislatures. Alaska was the first State to approve the Call on Congress
directing it to convene the Countermand Amendment Convention. They also adopted
the Delegate Resolution for their
Delegates. 30 State Legislatures have already been introduced to the Countermand
Amendment and Delegate Resolution. Many have already placed it on their dockets.
OUR CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC
HANGS IN THE BALANCE
The
political and social climate in America has deteriorated badly. Our
Constitutional Republic hangs in the balance. The Countermand Amendment is the
last opportunity legislators have to restore our Constitutional Republic, States
Rights and national heritage in one Amendment. When deciding what
Countermands should be initiated each State Legislature will have one vote
regardless of population. The Countermand Amendment alone can rescind, in a
matter of days, government and non-government abuses such as:
1. Social Media protections in ‘Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act’
that prevents free speech,
2. Funding of schools that teach Marxist ‘Critical Race Theories and other
ideologies that are brainwashing our youth,
3. Presidential Executive Orders that make America an Open Border nation,
4. Federal debt and overspending, and many more.
Citizens, under their Rights in Amendment I, are directing you to sponsor the
Article V Countermand Amendment in your Legislature. Introduce it (along with
the following documents; Countermand Amendment,
Application on Congress,
Delegate Resolution and
covering letter) to other
legislators in both Chambers asking them to be Co-Sponsors. Our plan is to see
the Countermand Amendment Convention convened no later than July of 2022. In
order to do this, it may be necessary to convene Special Legislative Sessions.
With yours and 25 other State Legislatures adopting the
Delegate Resolution, the business at the
Convention will be completed in 7 to 10 days.
CITIZEN INITIATIVES SERVES
LEGISLATURES AS THE FACILITATOR
Citizen Initiatives will serve the Legislatures, in all 50 States, as their
facilitator. This will avoid possible violations of the prohibitions in Article
I, Sect. 10, Clause 3:
"No State shall, without the Consent of Congress ,... enter into any Agreement
or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power,..."
COUNTERMAND AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE
Citizen
Initiatives will be organizing a special national Countermand Amendment
Committee. Its purpose will be to study past, current and proposed Federal laws
that the 50 State Legislatures have shown interest in countermanding. Once
sufficient agreement has been reached by Legislatures the Committee will
organize countermands for the purpose of rescinding them. There should be two
State legislators on the Committee from each of the 50 Legislatures – one from
each Chamber. The Legislatures are to appoint these legislators as members of
the Committee. There will be an ongoing flow of information from Committee
legislators to their Legislatures. From this interaction laws, judicial
decisions, agency rulings, Executive Orders, etc. can be rescinded. Once a
law, etc. is rescinded, the Federal government will have two options:
1. Abandon the law, etc.,
2. Rewrite the law, etc. in a way more amenable to the States. The Legislatures,
of course, could Countermand and rescind rewritten laws as well.
The Countermand Amendment will become an ongoing tool for Legislatures that will
create a balanced governing relationship between States and the Federal
government.
Countermand Amendment Directors will be available for teleconferences and in
person meetings with legislators, special caucus and/or Committee meetings.
Each State Legislature is requested to provide $150,000 each year to help offset
expenses Citizen Initiatives will be incurring to facilitate the Countermand
Amendment in all 50 States. The funds provided are for a two year term. If
ratification of the Countermand Amendment is not completed in two years, the
Legislatures will be asked to review progress of the Countermand Amendment
initiative and decide if they want the funding to be extended for another two
year term.
*Donations are not
tax deductible.
