Article 5 of the Constitution demonstrates that in order for a convention consisting of structural modifications to the Constitution, two-thirds of the states dictate to call a convention, whereas amendment to the Constitution requires the approval of thirty-eight states. According to New York Times Correspondent Michael Wine’s in his news article Inside the Conservative Push for States to Amend the Constitution, Republicans are striving to meet the requirements of Article 5. The overall argument of the Republicans is justified by their desire to enforce a balanced federal budget. The new article translates a few conservatives favoring the convention, the general improvement of the Republican’s request, and the opposition.
To begin, former presidential candidates, John Kasich and Jeb Bush, who are involved in the Republican platform, support the convention. Similarly, The Texas-based organization holding Tea Party roots, Citizens for Self-Governance, approves because they advocate reduction of authority in …show more content…
Oklahoma and West Virginia, who have recently joined the Republican’s demand, total the count to twenty-eight out of the thirty-four requirement. Gary Banz, a Republican party member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives who believes in the possibility of a convention, has instilled further influence by persuading other states and reflecting on how Republicans control thirty-one of the fifty states as well as both houses of the Legislative branch by seven more representatives than the Democratic party. Furthermore, thirty-two state legislatures supported an amendment convention during the Reagan administration, which Congress overturned by passing laws that failed to eradicate federal deficits within six years as
To begin, former presidential candidates, John Kasich and Jeb Bush, who are involved in the Republican platform, support the convention. Similarly, The Texas-based organization holding Tea Party roots, Citizens for Self-Governance, approves because they advocate reduction of authority in …show more content…
Oklahoma and West Virginia, who have recently joined the Republican’s demand, total the count to twenty-eight out of the thirty-four requirement. Gary Banz, a Republican party member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives who believes in the possibility of a convention, has instilled further influence by persuading other states and reflecting on how Republicans control thirty-one of the fifty states as well as both houses of the Legislative branch by seven more representatives than the Democratic party. Furthermore, thirty-two state legislatures supported an amendment convention during the Reagan administration, which Congress overturned by passing laws that failed to eradicate federal deficits within six years as