Title: Natelson: “No, it's not 'too late' to call a Convention of States”

Original CoS Document (slug): natelson-no-it-s-not-too-late-to-call-a-convention-of-states

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Created: 2021-09-27 12:00:06

Updated: 2021-10-04 03:00:00

Published: 2021-09-27 03:00:00

Converted: 2025-03-29T14:56:43.258777302

Convention of States naysayers have launched a new line of attack.

Article V scholars have taken down old anti-Article V arguments one by one. A Convention of States will not “run away,” and Congress can't control what happens at the Convention. Now, however, our opponents are switching gears and arguing that it's “too late” to call a Convention.

Our country is “too far gone,” they claim, and we're wasting our time trying to call an Article V Convention.

Prof. Rob Natelson calls this objection the "stupidest" one yet. In fact, there are many reasons this is the ideal time to call a Convention:

• Thirty one states now have Republican legislatures, and several more will be in play in the 2022 elections. Lobbyists for the convention tell me that moderate Republicans favor a convention at least as much as conservatives.
• Our current Supreme Court, while not exactly conservative, is the most reasonable in many years and therefore most likely to adjudicate Article V cases honestly.
• Several recent decisions in other courts—including the California Supreme Court— have recited the facts regarding Article V with perfect accuracy, thereby further cementing the basic principles into judicial understanding.
• The American people are profoundly unhappy with the federal government: A recent poll showed Congress with a 17 percent approval rating.

We're seeing historic interest in the Convention of States Project, with tens of thousands of Americans signing the Convention of States Petition in the last weeks alone. If you want to join the movement, sign the petition below!

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