Title: We Have the Power Original CoS Document (slug): [[https://conventionofstates.com/we-have-the-power|we-have-the-power]] Login Required to view? No Created: 2021-06-26 22:37:05 Updated: 2021-07-05 03:00:00 Published: 2021-06-28 03:00:00 Converted: 2025-04-14T21:11:55.448568709 ---- Contrary to the disinformation promoted by pro-authoritarian government groups, the Constitution indisputably grants specific powers to entities other than the federal government. \\ \\ These powers, referred to as federal functions, were granted to entities that have the authority and the duty to use them to maintain the purpose and principles of our representative republican system of government. \\ \\ These entities include: state legislatures, state conventions, an Article V Convention for proposing Amendments, and ratifying conventions.\\ \\ Since these powers are derived from the Constitution, they are not powers reserved by the States, or found in the Tenth Amendment, which was ratified 3 years later. \\ \\ Convention of States focus is on defending and preserving the Constitution’s principles and purpose using the powers granted to us in the Constitution. \\ \\ Why?\\ \\ Because for years, decades really, citizens have railed against the centralization of state power, bureaucratization, and corrupt voluminous legislation, yet no significant restraints have been put into place by the politicians who campaigned on promises to do just that.\\ \\ Just what happened to America’s core tenet? > //“The foundation of authority is laid in the consent of the people”// Well, "Progressives," the American media's camouflaged term for the authoritarian advocates of Marxism, socialism and communism (MSC), started undermining the Constitutional structure back in the late 19th century by calling for more regulatory power in the federal government. Indeed, their "governmental experts” in the administrative agencies obliterated the Constitution’s vitally important “separation of powers” structure.\\ \\ MSC also called for a more direct democratic control of political decision making. Strange, given our Framers sagely created a representative republic to avoid democratic mob rule. \\ \\ And the MSC’s overthrow of our republic wouldn’t be complete without the nullification of another primary constitutional principle known as federalism. The takedown of federalism is a must; after all, there is to be only one source of authoritarian power in a communist state. \\ \\ So, how has abandoning America’s core tenets such as separation of powers, federalism and self-governance worked for the American people? \\ \\ What has the federal government achieved with its $28 trillion debt?  > \\ > Utopia?\\ > \\ > Equality? \\ > \\ > Eliminated health concerns?\\ > \\ > Increased happiness and well-being?\\ > \\ > Increased safety and security?\\ > \\ > Eliminated gun related crimes in heavily gun restricted zones?\\ > \\ > Well educated students?\\ > \\ > Decreased racism?\\ > \\ > Decreased antisemitism?\\ > \\ > Brought  forth a rise in prosperity?\\ > \\ > Promoted a more united nation?\\ > \\ > Created more job opportunities?\\ > \\ > Secured our unalienable rights?\\ > \\ > Upheld blind unbiased justice? > > Incarcerated any corrupt, reprehensible politicians?\\ > \\ > Promoted virtues, gratefulness, civility?\\ > \\ > Spread peace on earth? \\ No! The federal government, cowering to MSC, has been an utter disaster for America and is an embarrassment to the rest of the world.\\ \\ Imagine how the federal government would look today if it focused on the preservation of the Constitution instead of continually cowering to the unelected socio Progressives (Marxist-Socialist-Communist) malcontents.  > \\ > We wouldn’t see concentrated power in the hands of a self-appointed elite caste unresponsive to the authority of the people. \\ > \\ > We wouldn’t see the repeated arbitrary abuses of power.\\ > \\ > We wouldn’t see states and citizens intimidated by cultural Marxist warfare. It’s ludicrous to listen to those who subverted our Constitutional structure, and overthrew the peoples' rightful authority, refer to lawful, respectful, civil, American people as insurrectionists and domestic terrorists. \\ > \\ > We wouldn’t see the unprecedented volume of propaganda used to divide and conquer, or the sham media saying anything to destroy the unbreakable human bond of the American people. \\ > \\ > We wouldn’t see the crippling national debt that threatens the life and liberty of every American citizen for generations to come.  \\ Unfortunately, the unrestrained socio Progressive (Marxist-Socialist-Communist) malcontents created the America we now inhabit.\\ \\ So, America liberty loving citizens, do we continue to quibble amongst ourselves as we are driven against our will into serfdom or do we resolve to humble ourselves, summon the courage running through our veins, and unite to triumph over these diabolical Marxists?\\ \\ It is far past time to stop the madness! Centralized power is dangerous. > See the most authoritative tally of history's most murderous regimes [[http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/NOTE1.HTM|here]] Convention of States, in furtherance of unifying millions of American citizens, declares to remain true to the text and structure of the Constitution and restore our rightful authority to govern America— with all the civic virtues and principles so eloquently inscribed in our Declaration of Independence.\\ \\ Our Declaration was not unique or great because it proposed to establish a new nation.\\ \\ Our Declaration is great and unique because it proposed to establish a nation on new principles!  As Calvin Coolidge summarized: > “If all men are created equal, that is final. > > If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. > > If governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, that is final. > > No advance, no progress can be made beyond these propositions.”\\ >   Furthermore, regressive authoritarianism is not allowed in America--and that is FINAL. These principles are worth fighting for, and we will; after all, we are only truly free if, deep down in our soul, we believe that //**we have the power**// to determine our destiny.