Dear John,
What if you woke up one morning and learned that, overnight, there was a brand new Constitution that banned abortion in all 50 states? Ended Medicare and Social Security? Or made peaceful protest illegal?
While it sounds far-fetched, secretive – but well funded – right-wing groups are closer than ever before to making that nightmare scenario a reality.
I’m talking about Article V – a plot that would allow unelected, unaccountable delegates to radically reshape our Constitution.
The conspirators behind Article V have a clear and shocking agenda. Shredding First Amendment protections. Gutting environmental regulations. Rolling back civil rights advances. And enshrining far-right wing economics as permanent fiscal policy – gutting Medicare, Medicaid, and other safety-net programs.
Many constitutional experts believe Article V is the biggest present threat to our democracy – and it’s happening right now, behind closed doors and out of the public eye.
John, I’m not telling you this to cause panic, and I want to be absolutely clear that all hope is not lost.
That’s because Common Cause knows how to win these state-by-state fights against Article V – in fact, we already have.
Just last year, we mobilized to roll back Article V in Oregon, and just before that, in New Jersey and Illinois. We have also rescinded Article V bills in Colorado, New Hampshire, Delaware, New Mexico, Maryland, and Nevada in the last several years – in addition to stopping nearly 150 new calls for a convention each year in states across the country.
But I’m writing to you with urgency today because state legislative sessions have started – and we're up against an onslaught of new attempts to pass Article V.
Already, these bills are moving fast, with multiple states holding votes to pass Article V bills in a single day.
We’re anticipating that this year, we’ll have to work harder than ever before to stop Article V – especially since our new Speaker of the House is a vocal proponent of the plot to gut our rights. And this fight is going to be a resource-intensive one. We’re up against multi-million dollar donors with a lot to gain and incredibly deep pockets.
Our team is preparing to drastically ramp up our state-by-state organizing strategy to stay on top of all the new calls for a convention. But we can’t do this without your support, John.
Can I count on you to rush your contribution of $3 or more today and power our work to stop the Article V plot?
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Standing with you,
Viki Harrison, Director of Constitutional Convention & Protect Dissent Programs
and the team at Common Cause
