Six states stand between us and Constitutional Crisis

We can't give up and we can't lose focus.

Dear Pamela, many of you have been asking: what is Common Cause doing now that the election is over? It's understandable that people are confused about what to do, especially since Trump's Cabinet nominees send a worrying signal that this administration will be more anti-democracy than the first. But we can't give up and we can't lose focus. There's a threat that could potentially do more damage than Trump's Cabinet looming in the shadows: Article V. A group of wealthy megadonors is working to exploit a little-known section of our Constitution to force a "constitutional convention" – where every single right you and I hold dear could be taken away from us. And with the election over, they see an opportunity to pass this disastrous plan. It would be totally unprecedented in American history – and could permanently write the far-right donors pushing this effort's agenda into our Constitution without any accountability, transparency, or safeguards. It might sound far-fetched, but what if I told you that the secretive groups pushing this campaign have already signed 28 states onto their scheme? That means just SIX states are standing between us and an utter constitutional crisis. A national abortion ban. Dismantling civil rights. Repealing the Affordable Care Act. That's just a sampling of what the extremists and special interests pouring millions into this campaign hope to achieve – IF they are allowed to get their way. That's why I'm so proud Common Cause is fighting back. Just this year, we helped stop Idaho from signing on and lobbied to get New York's convention call rescinded. But this fight will take our vigilance and hard work year after year – because our opponents aren't running out of money anytime soon. Even as I write to you, we're still fighting active bills calling for a convention. To defeat the millions of special interest dollars behind them, we can't slow down for even a second – we must maintain this momentum in 2025, 2026, and onwards. That's where you come in, Pamela. I'm asking if you can do the single most important thing you can right now to defend our constitutional rights – join our fight with a contribution of $3 or more today: If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: Chip in $3 now >> Every victory we have is thanks to supporters like you. Please join us in this fight by donating today. Thank you, Viki Harrison, Director of Constitutional Convention & Protect Dissent Program and the team at Common Cause 805 15th Street, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20005 202.833.1200 https://commoncause.org Common Cause's work to defend and strengthen our democracy is powered by members like you. You can use this link to unsubscribe or let us know you'd like to receive fewer emails from us.

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