BREAKING NEWS: Iowa’s bill calling for an Article V Convention is moving through the state House – and could be voted on as soon as this week. I need your help to shut down this attempt to gut our Constitution.
As I write you, we’re working against 26 active Article V bills in addition to the one in Iowa – bringing us ever closer to utter Constitutional Chaos. And now, as some state legislative sessions are coming to a close, there is a renewed effort to rapidly push Article V bills through state legislatures as quickly as possible.
This well-funded far-right scheme will require a powerful multi-state response, the sort that only Common Cause is able to deliver.
You might have already seen my messages on the dangers of Article V, but in case you haven’t here’s a quick recap:
The Article V Convention is a secretive plot funded by millions in right-wing dark money from the likes of the Kochs and Mercers.
Their endgame? Give megadonors and corporations free rein to radically reshape our Constitution against the will of the people – writing far-right policy goals directly into our Constitution, while gutting rights like free speech, the right to protest, and our right to privacy.
The conspirators behind Article V already have plans to pass bills for a convention in the last states they need to succeed. Common Cause won’t let them win – but we need to pull out all the stops to block the new call in Iowa, and prepare for the many more calls to come this year.
I know this all sounds overwhelming John, but here’s the good news: Common Cause has a proven track-record in rolling back and stopping Article V bills – protecting the rights you and I care about.
Already this year, Common Cause members like you stopped Montana’s Article V call by just one vote. Just last year, we mobilized to roll back Article V calls in New Jersey and Illinois. And before that, we rescinded them in Colorado, New Hampshire, Delaware, New Mexico, Maryland, and Nevada – in addition to stopping nearly 150 new calls for a convention each year in states across the country.
But we can’t continue this fight without you, John. We’re just five months into 2023, and we’ve already seen over 100 bills for Article V introduced. And with only 6 states standing between us and total chaos, we can't afford to lose any ground.
I have to be honest though, it takes a lot of resources to stop Article V. And it’s a battle we fight all year long.
The most impactful thing you can do right now to stop Article V is become a Guardian for Democracy. Our Guardians for Democracy members make small but meaningful monthly contributions and equip us with the resources we need to carry out long term battles – like stopping each and every call for Article V.
These monthly gifts not only help us plan and budget, but also help us ramp up our work in the face of emergencies – like Article V bills moving swiftly through specific state legislatures.
Right now, we’re preparing to urgently ramp up our state-by-state organizing strategy to STOP this far-right power grab – in any state it rears its ugly head. But we can’t do this without you.
Will you become a Guardian for Democracy today and stop the Article V plot to gut our Constitution? Sign up today and we’ll send you a free copy of Robert Reich’s book The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It as a thank you!
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We must not – and will not – let these extremists rewrite our Constitution. Please let me know we can count on you to side with us in this fight by making your monthly gift today.
Thank you,
Viki Harrison, Director of Constitutional Convention & Protect Dissent Program
and the team at Common Cause
P.S. To learn more about the dangers of an Article V Constitutional Convention, visit defendourconstitution.org.
