Convention of States
Recent News About Convention of States
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The rise of fear in America
After my Friday morning Toastmasters meeting, I was speaking to a man who attended as a guest. He was in his 60s and seemed reticent during much of the meeting.
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Op-ed: Complacency and apathy
The definition of “complacency” is “Satisfied with the current situation and unconcerned with changing it, often to the point of smugness.” There seems to be a lot of smugness on the Left.
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Letter to the editor: The power of peaceful non-compliance
No matter how the media, petty politicians, or power-drunk bureaucrats frame it, no mandate on the federal or state level undergoes the legislative process: it is not scrutinized by legislators, our direct representatives in government; it is not debated openly and there is no opportunity for concession and compromise.
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Convention of States director questions Whitmer's ignoring legislature for pandemic decisions
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, whose stay-at-home order and restrictions due to the COVID-19 were dubbed draconian by some, extended the order through May 28 and is being sued by Michigan legislators. One activist says his biggest concern is the governor shutting the legislature out of the decision-making process.
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Whitmer's April 9 executive order on non-essential items could prompt constitutional challenge
Social media recently exploded with images of store shelves cordoned off with yellow caution tape after an April 9 executive order by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer forced retailers to stop the sale of any items deemed non-essential.