Problems Abound With Article V- Convention of States- Con Con Movement: The Definitive Study Links

As the Convention of States movement marches forward, sending their paid staff into state legislatures around the country, many citizens have spent countless unpaid hours researching and writing on the many concerns. Although quickly dismissed by those promoting a "Con Con", it is imperative to read through these resources and become truly informed.

Thank you to Mike Hazard for his excellent work in putting this resource list together.

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Those Who Oppose a Con Con (Article V Convention of States)

Ben Swan

Mark Levin Wants to Play Russian Roulette with the US Constitution
http://benswann.com/mark-levin-wants-to-play-russian-roulette-with-the-constitution/

Cheryl Pass

The Joining of Questionable Characters in the Convention of States
http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/02/joining-questionable-characters-convention-states/

Follow The Money to the Article V Convention
http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/10/follow-money-article-v-convention/

Convention of States, Michael Farris is Grasping at Poison Straws
http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/10/follow-money-article-v-convention/

Sticks and Stones-Advancing Constitutional Principles in the New Media
http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/10/follow-money-article-v-convention/

Michelle Horstman

Compact For America’s Con Con – Yes There Are Big Concerns http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/02/compact-for-americas-concon-yes-big-concerns/

Article V Con-Con Groups in a Coalition – Who is Holding Hands With Whom http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/02/article-v-con-con-groups-coalition-holding-hands/

Michael Farris Justifies Working With Radicals in Convention States
http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/03/con-con-controversy-michael-farris-justifies-working-radicals-convention-states/

Tea parties – It’s time to know the Company you Keep http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/04/tea-parties-time-know-company-keep/

What’s the Outcome Expected From an Article V Convention http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/05/whats-outcome-youre-expecting-article-v-constitutional-convention/

Extremism in the ConCon Article V Movement Cannot Be Ignored  http://www.newswithviews.com/guest_opinion/guest246.htm

Congressional Research Service

The Article V Convention to Propose Constitutional Amendments : Contemporary Issues For Congress    http://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42589.pdf

The Article V Convention for Proposing Constitutional Amendments: Historical Perspectives for Congress   http://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42592.pdf

Congressional Report Validates JBS Convention Concerns (From Tim Baldwin, who promotes Art. V)
http://libertydefenseleague.com/Articles/tabid/524/ID/494/Common-Sense-Challenge-to-JBS-Rob-Brown-on-Article-V.aspx
and   http://libertydefenseleague.com/Articles/tabid/524/Default.aspx

Constitutional Related Articles

Supremacy Clause Versus the Tenth Amendment  http://law.justia.com/constitution/us/article-6/06-supremacy-clause-versus-tenth-amendment.html

SCOTUS – LESER V. Garnett  https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/258/130/case.html

Marbury V. Madison    http://www.lawnix.com/cases/marbury-madison.html

How the Tenth Amendment Affected the Fifth Article of the Constitution  http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/1066652?uid=3739824&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21104385321581 

Diane Marie

Con Con – Throwing the Baby Out With The Bath Water  http://newswithviews.com/Kepus/diane105.htm

Diane Rufino

Nullification vs. Article V Constitutional Convention: Where is the honest and Open Discussion
http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/rufino/140107

Edwin Viera

Article V Convention: A titanic Irrelevance  http://www.newswithviews.com/Vieira/edwin263.htm

John Birch Society (JBS)

Republicans and Democrats Working Together to Rewrite the Constitution http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/19082-republicans-and-democrats-working-together-to-rewrite-the-constitution

Working Together to Re-write the Constitution http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/18332-working-together-to-rewrite-the-constitution

Socialists and Soros Fight for Article V Convention  http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/17402-socialists-and-soros-fight-for-article-v-convention

Sen. Tom Coburn to Join Push for Constitutional Convention  http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/19064-sen-coburn-r-okla-to-join-push-for-constitutional-convention

The Not-so-Smart ALEC  http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/18081-the-not-so-smart-alec

Levin’s Risky Proposal: A Constitutional Convention http://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/books/item/16578-levin-s-risky-proposal-a-constitutional-convention

In Defense of a Con-Con, Meckler Chooses Ridicule Over Rebuttal http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/17452-in-defense-of-con-con-meckler-chooses-ridicule-over-rebuttal

Mark Meckler Ridicules Those Opposed to Constitutional Convention http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/17652-mark-meckler-ridicules-those-opposed-to-constitutional-convention

Revolutionary Communist party Proposes New Continental Constitution http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/7833-revolutionary-communist-party-proposes-new-continental-constitution

Amendment Resolution Compliments Wolf-Pac Con-Con Plan http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/18609-amendment-resolution-complements-wolf-pac-con-con-plan

No Con Con Plan
http://www.jbs.org/issues-pages/no-con-con

Oklahoma Won’t Apply For Con Con – Votes Not There
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/17835-oklahoma-won-t-apply-for-con-con-votes-not-there

AMAC Endorses a Constitutional Convention
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/19265-amac-endorses-constitutional-convention

Article V Promoter Praises Democratic Leadership In Movement
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/18591-article-v-promoter-praises-democratic-leadership-in-movement

Levin, Limbaugh, Hannity, calling for a Con Con
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/16381-levin-limbaugh-hannity-calling-for-con-con

Washington Times

Mark Levin is wrong: A Lawless Government not the Constitution, Needs Nullified
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/american-millennial/2014/jan/4/nullification-vs-article-v-constitutional-conventi/

Kelleigh Nelson

The Constitutional Convention Con – Part 1 http://www.newswithviews.com/Nelson/kelleigh136.htm
The Constitutional Convention Con – Part 2 http://newswithviews.com/Nelson/kelleigh176.htm

Phyllis Schlafly

Good Advice Against a Con Con http://www.eagleforum.org/column/2010/apr10/10-04-09.html

Janine Hansen

“Article V Convention: Pouring Gasoline on the Burning Constitution” http://www.nevadafamilies.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=129:vol-40-no-006-june-2014-2&catid=10&Itemid=107

Publius Huldah

We Don’t need an Article V Convention to “Clarify” Our Constitution http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/09/dont-need-article-v-convention-clarify-constitution/

Mark Levin’s “Liberty Amendments”: Legalizing Tyranny http://publiushuldah.wordpress.com/2014/04/25/mark-levins-liberty-amendments-legalizing-tyranny/

Article V Convention: How “individuals of insidious views” are stealing our Constitution http://www.newswithviews.com/Publius/huldah127.htm

Understanding the Constitution http://publiushuldah.wordpress.com/

Mark Levin Refuted: Keep the Feds in Check with Nullification, not Amendments http://publiushuldah.wordpress.com/2013/09/15/mark-levin-refuted-keep-the-feds-in-check-with-nullification-not-amendments/

The “Convention of States” Scam, the War Over the Constitution, and how the States Sold the Reserved Powers to the Feds http://publiushuldah.wordpress.com/2013/12/18/the-convention-of-states-scam-the-war-over-the-constitution-and-how-the-states-sold-the-reserved-powers-to-the-feds/

Parental Rights Amendment: Congressmen Are Selling You and Your Kids Out to Big Government http://freedomoutpost.com/2013/07/parental-rights-act-congressmen-are-selling-you-and-your-kids-out-to-big-government/

Parental Rights: God-Given and Unalienable? Or Government-granted and Revocable? http://www.newswithviews.com/Publius/huldah119.htm
 
Miscellaneous Articles

The Convention of States (COS) is an Article V Constitutional Convention (Con Con) supported and Funded by the Elitists http://securetherepublic.com/arkansas/2013/12/09/exposing-the-convention-of-the-states-cos-as-an-article-v-constitutional-convention/

The Talking Heads Connection to the Con Con       Americans For Prosperity/Mark Levin http://www.defendnotamend.com/apps/search?q=The+Talking+Heads+Connection+to+the+Con+Con+++++++Americans+For+Prosperity%2FMark+Levin

Beware the Convention of Snakes / Article V Convention Campaign http://theintolerableacts.org/wordpress/beware-the-convention-of-snakes-article-v-convention-campaign/

Stop The “Con-Con” Con  http://stoptheconcon.wordpress.com/

Why the Con-Con is a No Go  http://blog.panampost.com/fergus-hodgson/2014/09/18/why-the-amendments-convention-is-a-no-go/

Choose Freedom  Stop a Con Con  https://www.facebook.com/ChooseFreedom.STOPaConCon

 ALEC on Article V Conventions http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/06/12/1097380/-ALEC-on-Article-V-Conventions

Constitution For the New Socialist Republic in North America (Draft Proposal) http://revcom.us/socialistconstitution/

Partisan Committees Discuss Protocols for an Inevitable Article V Convention
 http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/06/17/Bi-Partisan-Committees-Discuss-Protocols-for-Inevitable-Article-V-Convention