November 2023 Newsletter

Speaker Controversy Proves Congress Will Never Clean Up Its Own Act by Vickie Deppe Love ’im or hate ’im, Americans got a rare glimpse of the sausage being made when Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) made a motion to vacate the chair, i.e., hold a floor vote to remove...

October 2023 Newsletter

Observations From the Simulated Article V Convention   by James Kallinger Recently, the Convention of States Foundation convened a meeting of 103 commissioners from 49 states in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia to participate in an important and valuable...

September 2023 Newsletter

Happy Birthday, Constitution! by W. Bruce Lee Executive Director, Phoenix Correspondence Commission This month marks the 236th anniversary of the signing of our Constitution by the delegates to the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. This is a noteworthy...

August 2023 Newsletter

Russ Feingold Jumps the Shark  by Vickie Deppe Former United States Senator Russ Feingold is becoming increasingly desperate and incoherent in his efforts to scare Americans away from an Article V Convention. In Warning: A Convention of States is Practicing to Rewrite...

July 2023 Newsletter

Practical Steps for Bridging the Partisan Divide by Vickie Deppe One of the primary obstacles to an Article V Convention is distrust between Republicans and Democrats. Asking elected officials of different parties to work collaboratively can sometimes seem like asking...

June 2023 Newsletter

Practical Steps for Bridging the Partisan Divide by Vickie Deppe One of the primary obstacles to an Article V Convention is distrust between Republicans and Democrats. Asking elected officials of different parties to work collaboratively can sometimes seem like asking...