Con Con
From Phyllis Schlafly Eagles
The States being targeted by the promoters of a constitutional convention -- a "Con Con" or "Convention of States" -- for 2017 are:
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- South Carolina
- South Dakota - COS had three paid lobbyists there in 2016
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia - Convention of States will lobby the Legislature on January 16 (called "Lee and Jackson Day" there)
- Wisconsin
Passed COS
Only eight states have enacted resolutions for a Convention of States, some using language different from others. Each of these eight states should rescind its call:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Florida
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
Rescission
States that have passed a Convention of States should rescind it. A recent example is the rescission by Delaware of all of its prior resolutions for a Con Con. Here are some efforts at rescission 2017.
These states have rescinded their calls for a Con Con:
- Alabama (1988)
- Florida (1988) — as amended by S0010 (2010)
- Louisiana (1990)
- Idaho (1999)
- Utah (2001)
- North Dakota (2001)
- Arizona (2003)
- Virginia (2004)
- South Carolina (2004)
- Georgia (2004)
- Wyoming — HEJR0003 (2009)
- Oklahoma — SJR 11 (2009)
- Missouri — SCR 10 (2009) - this did not pass
- South Dakota — HB 1135 (2010)
- New Hampshire — HCR28 (2010)
- Tennessee — HJR0030 (2010)
- Delaware — HCR60 (2016)
