By Herman Cain – March 30, 2015 | Comments| Print friendly | If you’re frustrated by the refusal of Congress to stop its fiscal insanity – and how could you not be? – it’s time to start realizing that the Constitution gives states and the people more power over Congress…
Read MoreLansing, MI – Today, the Michigan Legislature recognized its responsibility to our nation by passing a bipartisan resolution applying for a Convention of States under Article V to exclusively consider a federal balance budget amendment. Tom Llewellyn, Michigan Chairman of the Balanced Budget Amendment Task Force, said, “By passing SJR…
Read MoreNashville, TN – The Tennessee General Assembly has passed a bipartisan resolution applying for a Convention of States under Article V to exclusively consider a federal balanced budget amendment. The Tennessee House passed HJR 548 by a vote of 89-2 on Wednesday; last week, the Senate passed SJR 493 by…
Read MoreLANSING, MI — During his State of the State address, Gov. Rick Snyder moved seamlessly from energy policy and combating invasive species to a call for the federal government to pass a balanced budget amendment. “We balance our budget at home,” Snyder said. “We balance our budget at work. Why…
Read MoreLouisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has lent his voice to an ever-growing group of conservative policymakers who are calling for a national convention to add a balanced-budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. During a speech Thursday to the Texas Public Policy Orientation in Austin, Jindal said he would urge the Louisiana…
Read MoreCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. John Kasich urged the General Assembly today to press for a convention to approve a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In a news release this morning, the governor expressed frustration that government in Washington had not addressed budgetary issues and the federal debt. “We…
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