Bob Phillips
Director ejecutivo
Causa común de Carolina del Norte
Los intereses especiales de los ricos están presionando para que se celebre una convención constitucional que podría poner en juego todos nuestros derechos. Common Cause está contraatacando.
Mega-donors, corporations, and radical far-right actors are pushing calls for an Article V Convention in states across the country to rewrite the U.S. Constitution for their own benefit. Frighteningly, they are just a few states away from succeeding.
Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution, Congress is required to hold a constitutional convention if two-thirds of state legislatures (34 states) call for one. But there is a catch: there are absolutely no rules for an Article V Convention outlined in the Constitution. That means the group of people convening to revise our country’s core legal document could be totally unelected and unaccountable. There is no way to limit the convention to a single issue, so the delegates could write amendments that revoke any of our most cherished rights—like our right to peaceful protest, our freedom of religion, or our right to privacy.
Right now, there are four major campaigns for an Article V Convention, and each has a different set of goals. But together, they have convinced 28 states to call for a convention. That means they have just six states to go—which is why we are stopping an Article V Convention by ramping up our efforts to reject and rescind calls in states nationwide.
Director ejecutivo
Causa común de Carolina del Norte
Gerente de Asuntos Legislativos y Participación
Causa común de Carolina del Norte
Director de Políticas
Causa común de Carolina del Norte
En Common Cause, trabajamos todo el año para que nuestras elecciones sigan funcionando, lo que incluye el despliegue de equipos de protección electoral en estados de todo el país hasta el día de las elecciones de noviembre. ¿Considerarías hacer una contribución para ayudarnos a continuar con esta importante misión?