Title: Senator Tom Coburn Flyer
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Former U.S. Senator Tom Coburn currently serves as a Senior Advisor to the Convention of States Project, and he explains in this document why he supports Article V and works so hard to advance the movement
Created: 2017-07-06 07:09:07
Updated: 2019-04-05 04:40:39
Published: 2017-07-17 20:00:00
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For ten years, Senator Tom Coburn served
in the United States Senate as a voice for
limited government and the values of
Oklahomans. He has been described as
one of the most sought after members on
legislative strategy and thought. And now,
he’s bringing those talents to the Conven-
tion of States Project.
Since joining Convention of States as
Senior Advisor, Coburn has been traveling
across the nation, sharing his vision with
state legislators about why using Article V
calling for a convention of the states is cru-
cial for our nation at this time.
In his recent testimony to the Texas House
Federalism Committee, Coburn said, “[As
a doctor], I know you don’t solve problems
by treating the symptoms; you treat the
disease. Our country has a disease.” Article
V, he said, allows us to get past the symp-
toms and treat the structural problems that
threaten our future.
Coburn brings his political savvy and gravitas
alongside the hundreds of thousands of
volunteers working in all fifty states, and
Convention of States citizen activists in 97%
of all state legislative districts, not to
mention the endorsements of notable public
figures like Mark Levin, Sean Hannity,
Governor Mike Huckabee,
Governor Bobby Jindal, Colonel Allen
West, Sarah Palin and many others.
It’s not just his general political knowledge
that makes him an asset to this project.
“The federal government now reaches
into every aspect of our lives in ways the
Founders never imagined nor
intended…[Americans] don’t need
politicians, and unaccountable federal
bureaucrats and administrators telling
them how to live their lives.”
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Convention of States
Senior Advisor:
Senator Tom Coburn (Ret.)
“After many years in Washington, one of the reasons
I left was because I no longer believe that Washington is
capable of reining itself in … the only avenue to change
it is the one given to us by our Founders in the
Constitution — an Article V Convention of States,
where the people, not the politicians, are in charge.”
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His experience as Chairman of the Federal
Financial Management Subcommittee
means that he knows exactly where our
specific problems lie.
“What most people don’t realize is that
every single piece of government waste
has a constituency,” says Coburn, “And
most politicians don’t want to do anything
to jeopardize their future elections. So they
remain unresolved election cycle after
election cycle, and the American people
are stuck with the consequences. A Con-
vention of States, on the other hand, can
impose those restraints from the outside
and secure our financial future.”
Knowing that staying in power for many
election cycles is a detriment to effective
statesmanship, Senator Coburn has in-
sisted on term-limiting himself in every
office he has held. He says, “Our Founders
never intended that there be a ruling class
of career politicians. When members of
Congress stay in Washington election after
election, they become less concerned
about working for their constituents and
more concerned about keeping their
power.”
Imposing fiscal restraints and term
limits are two of the three topics
proposed by a Convention of States.
The third—and most important—
is the call to limit the power and ju-
risdiction of the federal government.
Coburn says, “The federal government
now reaches into every aspect of our lives
in ways the Founders never imagined nor
intended. The people of this country are
fully capable of governing themselves.
They don’t need politicians, and unac-
countable federal bureaucrats and admin-
istrators telling them how to live their lives
and run their businesses.”
He continues, “This is the reason that the
Convention of States was included in the
Constitution in the first place. At the Con-
stitutional Convention, George Mason,
knowing that no amendments of the proper
kind would ever be proposed from a tyran-
nical federal government, suggested that
the states have a method by which they
could propose those necessary amend-
ments. His suggestion—the Convention of
States—was met with no debate and unan-
imously agreed upon. Our Framers—in-
cluding George Washington, James Madi-
son, and Alexander Hamilton—all agreed
that the American people should be able
to take control of their country and govern
themselves.”
Without a doubt, Coburn believes the time
for a Convention of States is now.
“This is a movement whose time has come.
Although I am a proud conservative, this
is not a partisan issue. Politicians and
bureaucracies in Washington, D.C. will
never voluntarily relinquish meaningful
power — no matter who is elected. Only
through a Convention of States may the
clear, unfettered voice of the people be
heard and overreaching government be
reined in. It’s time to return government to
the people and realize again our Founders’
vision for self-governance.”
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George M ason M emorial, National M all, DC
“George Mason,
knowing that no
amendments of the
proper kind would ever
be proposed from a
tyrannical federal
government, suggested
that the states have a
method by which they
could propose those
necessary amendments.”
info@conventionofstates.com