John, I want to make sure you saw this important update. Hundreds of Common Cause members have now joined the fight against a dangerous Article V Convention by becoming Guardians for Democracy -- and I hope that you will, too.
Just seven states. That’s right, just SEVEN!
That’s the tiny number of states that stand between us and the calling of a disastrous Article V Constitutional Convention -- an event unprecedented in U.S. history that could mean major constitutional chaos.
We have no choice but to immediately step up our grassroots response to defeat this effort. That’s why I’m rushing this alert to you and every member of Common Cause.
Many constitutional experts believe this is the least known but greatest present threat to our democracy -- and it’s happening right now, behind closed doors and out of the public eye.
Wealthy special interest groups like the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) are spending big money to lobby state lawmakers, demanding they vote to ratify the convening of an Article V Convention to radically reshape our U.S. Constitution.
If allowed to succeed -- unelected, unaccountable delegates will have a chance to write their far-right-wing agenda into our Constitution.
Those who want to move an Article V Convention talk about shredding First Amendment protections... gutting environmental regulations... rolling back civil rights advances... and enshrining far-right-wing economics as permanent fiscal policy -- that will gut Medicare, Medicaid, and other safety-net programs.
MOST FRIGHTENING OF ALL: if just seven more states sign on, the Koch network, the Mercers, corporate funders, and their extremist allies will reach the two-thirds supermajority required to convene the convention they need to tear apart the U.S. Constitution.
So far, we’ve been able to stop them in a number of key states. BUT... given the political events of the past year and the frightening rise of the right wing, we must now redouble our efforts.
That’s why I’m urging you to immediately help ramp up our state-by-state battle to block and rescind calls for an Article V Convention. The simplest -- and a quite effective -- action that Common Cause members can take right now is becoming a Guardian for Democracy >>
This is a special group of Common Cause members who are making small monthly contributions of $5, $10, or even $25 to make sure we have funds we can budget for and count on as we tackle assaults by the reactionary right wing.
AND... if you become a Guardian for Democracy today, we’ll send you a copy of Robert Reich’s new book "The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It" as a thank-you gift.
The odds may seem stacked against us -- but many of your fellow Common Cause members have already become Guardians and are making a monthly contribution to advance our democracy-saving grassroots work. Will you join them?
Sorry, I can't become a sustaining member at this time, but I’d still like to make a one-time gift to help where it’s needed most >>
Thanks to the support of Guardians for Democracy, we’ve already proven we can fight the extremists and win. Common Cause activists have successfully rolled back calls for an Article V Convention in Colorado, Delaware, New Mexico, Maryland, and Nevada.
Over and over, we’ve proven that our state-by-state grassroots organizing works -- and that as long as we keep fighting, we’ll keep winning.
We must not -- and will not -- let these extremists rewrite our Constitution.
Please let me know we can count on you to stand with us in this fight by accepting my invitation to become a Guardian for Democracy.
Thank you,
Karen Hobert Flynn, President
and the team at Common Cause
