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Convention of States has a Colorado bill ready for 2027. It still has no sponsor.
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Convention of States has a Colorado bill ready for 2027. It still has no sponsor.

By Shaina Cole | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice Convention of States Action (COSA) says more than 62,000 Coloradans have signed its petitions calling for a constitutional convention to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit its power, and set term limits for Congress.  The organization has a draft bill ready for the 2027 legislative session.  Its representatives have met with senior policy staff in the Governor's Office.  According to Michael Forbis, a 20-year Army veteran and Colorado Springs resident who volunteers on COSA Colorado's Legislative Liaison Team, House Republican staff distributed an earlier version of the proposal to the caucus's 22 members. What it does not have is a single Colorado legislator willing to spons...
Girdusky: Want real change, Elon? This strategy would do more than the America Party ever could
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Girdusky: Want real change, Elon? This strategy would do more than the America Party ever could

By Ryan James Girdusky | Commentary, National Populist Newsletter Why the America Party is Not Going to Work Elon Musk believes he is on a rendezvous with destiny, that he and he alone is wealthy and independent enough to lead America into a future free from the overwhelming debt facing the country’s future. So, he’s starting this America Party, hoping to flip enough seats in the House and Senate to mandate Congress get serious about spending. That’s a bit of a fool’s errand. First, there comes a question of ballot access. Can candidates even make it on the ballot in November? Getting on the ballot in many parts of the country is extremely difficult, despite being in existence for decades; neither the Green nor the Libertarian Party had ballot access in all 50 states last N...