There are those who aspire to protect the United States Constitution who at the same time deny the use of one of its most powerful features. The American ideal is unique among governments in that it is one of self-government. The Framers of the U S Constitution were granted enough wisdom to include in it a method for the states to amend the Constitution when necessary.

Article 5 is the anchor that holds the power of government to the states and to the people against the relentless pull of central government. The force of centralized government that incrementally strips rights and freedom from the citizens has been given sway as the states let out more and more rope. Thankfully, Article 5 allows for the citizens to pull that rope back in by way of a convention of states.    

The Constitution has been sidestepped or utterly disregarded by those who have sworn to protect and defend it. It is only a piece of paper with words on it if it is not followed and enforced. There are many examples of unconstitutional actions taken by presidents and congressmen over many years, and they have not been held accountable.

Most, if not all, of the unlawful behavior is enabled by unsanctioned expenditures such as foreign aid, domestic aid, and federal agencies. As is usually the case, unchecked misbehavior leads to increased misbehavior.

Of late, examples of unconstitutional authority have manifested as forced acceptance of immorality, forced funding of the killing of babies, aiding and abetting illegal aliens, and the suspension of the right to peaceful assembly. By holding an Article 5 convention, the people of the states will take a powerful step to enforce the Constitution and put America back on the correct course.

For the most part, our congressmen control whether the Constitution is followed because they control the spending of our tax dollars. Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution authorizes Congress to have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States. It also gives Congress authority to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution its enumerated powers. Since government activities must be funded, unconstitutional actions are easily stopped by Congress acting upon its responsibility to remove the funding.

Along with the power of the purse, Congress has the power of policing. Article 2, Section 4 of the U S Constitution states that the president, vice president, and all civil officers of the United States shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.

In Article 5, the Founders provided a peaceful means of limiting the power of central government, why should we fear using it? The fear should lie in the runaway federal government that we currently have, not in attempts to put it back in its place.

It is difficult or impossible to pinpoint just when the tipping point was passed where America went from law and order to lawlessness and disorder, but we know we have long passed it. The incremental movement from one point to the other was left unchecked, then expedited, and now patriots hope to claw their way back to the freedom, protection, and providence that we once had. Those who love America and what it stands for now attempt to take a stand on the principles on which it was founded, while those in key government and other influential positions push it further off of its foundation.

Many patriots, exercising their constitutional right peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances, as given in the first amendment to the Constitution, were arrested by those in charge of protecting that right. This assembly happened on January 6, 2021, when Congress was convened to count electoral votes that unaccountably favored Joe Biden. The grievances for which a multitude was assembled were well-grounded, because election laws had been broken across the country and thousands of votes had somehow been granted to Biden in the wee hours of the morning of the day after the election. Many of those arrested are still incarcerated and awaiting trial as of this August 4, 2022. This is in clear violation of the sixth amendment, which among other things, guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial. By all measures, waiting on a trial for well over a year is not considered speedy.

While those that exercised their constitutional rights languish in prison for doing so, the Biden Department of Justice and certain state justice departments are busy turning loose those who actually commit crimes deserving punishment, such as illegal aliens and U S citizens involved in looting and destruction of property. The government officials responsible for upholding liberty and justice are not held accountable for their dereliction of duty.

Violation of the Constitution is a common occurrence for the communist regime currently in Washington, as it was during the Obama administration, and to a lesser but still significant degree under administrations of the more distant past (Article 2, Section 3 of the U S Constitution). When the lawmakers and those in charge of enforcing law and order, and protecting the rights of the people are derelict in their duty, what avenues are open for the people to have law and order, and protected rights (10th Amendment)?

There are many that claim the issues of abortion and vaccinations are concerns of the individual states and not of the federal government. Natural law and the two founding documents of the United States of America dispel this notion and affirm each individual’s security of life and liberty under God and under the authority of the United States federal government. While this federal government has acted contrary in its duty to protect life and liberty, it is nonetheless its responsibility, and ultimately its only responsibility.

The preamble to the United States of America’s Declaration of Independence cites natural law concerning life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It declares, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” This being established, any concession for abortion, which violently takes the life of a defenseless baby, is prohibited. Likewise, natural law encompasses the forcing of “vaccinations”. Since such enforcement affects life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, it is also unlawful.

The 4th Amendment to the Constitution states, “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” If we are to be secure in our persons against unreasonable searches and seizures, then certainly we should be secure against the afflicting and murderous hand of the abortionist, and against chemicals or anything else being forced into our persons.

There is no state or federal branch of government, or any other body or individual, that has any authority to breach the security that we as people possess in our persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures. This being confirmed by the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, it is therefore established that it is a crime for one to force a substance into another’s body without the latter’s consent, or to take an innocent life. Those committing such crimes should be held accountable.