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Nearly two-thirds of Americans are now in favor of holding a Convention of States to address the mounting issues within the excessively powerful federal government.
A new poll by Convention of States Action in partnership with the Trafalgar Group shows 65.7% of Americans support a convention for proposing constitutional amendments focusing on term limits, spending restraints and a limit to the federal government’s authority.
Congress’ wasteful spending has resulted in a national debt growing over $30 trillion with no end in sight. On top of that, the corruption runs deep in Washington, D.C. with career politicians – in both political parties – who have spent the majority of their lives on Capitol Hill.
The federal government’s inability to work for the American people isn’t a perception split by political affiliation either. The majority of both Republicans and Democrats support an Article V Convention of States.
Polling shows 50.2% of Democrats say they would be in favor of a Convention of States while 81.3% of Republicans say the same. The vast support among differing political views proves Convention of States is a bipartisan solution capable of fixing the nation’s deepest issues.
Article V of the U.S. Constitution gives the people the authority to call a convention. After 34 state legislatures agree to call a convention – 19 already have – the states will meet to consider amendments to the Constitution on three specific subject areas: term limits, fiscal restraints and an overall limitation to the size and jurisdiction of the federal government.
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