Janine Hansen, 775-397-6859, director@nevadafamilies.org
June 2, 2026, In the Year of Our Lord
From Judi Caler; judicaler@caavc.net
SOUTH CAROLINA ACTION ALERT
Help Needed to SUPPORT the Governor’s Veto!!!
June 1, 2026: Your letters work! Governor McMaster VETOED H. 3558, South Carolina’s deceptive Delegate “control” bill! And now we need to quash an effort to override the veto.
H. 3558 is a feckless Delegate bill that is being promoted in multiple states by CON lobby operatives to falsely assure State Legislatures that they can control Delegates to an Article V Convention. The bill ostensibly prevents Delegates from straying at a constitutional convention—via an oath, instructions, criminal penalties, an oversight committee to discipline and tattle on Delegates, etc. But states can’t supersede the US Constitution and Art. V with a state law. It’s unconstitutional.
WHY Is H. 3558 Deceptive?
Delegate bills are useless for their stated purpose, i.e. to control Delegates. But they are useful in deceiving Legislators into thinking they can prevent a runaway convention. So the latest CON is to insist that when a majority of State Legislatures (26) pass Delegate “control” bills, then it would be impossible for a convention to run away. But if State Legislatures have no power to select & control Delegates to an Art. V convention, then neither do 26 (or even 50) State Legislatures! It’s that simple.
The good news is that grassroots citizens are fighting back. Right now, due to a barrage of states’ rescinding all their applications, over 1/3 of the States (17) have no applications whatsoever. Thus the path to the 34-state threshold needed to trigger a constitutional convention per Article V is blocked. But Delegate “control” bills create phony momentum and buy the CON Lobby time to trigger a convention to rewrite our Constitution while getting around Article V any way they can; for examples, see HERE, HERE, and HERE.
Letters & 2 Calls to SUPPORT the Governor's Veto of H. 3558
South Carolina doesn’t need a phony Delegate “control” law, the sole purpose of which is to acclimate legislators to the idea that a constitutional convention is predictable and safe. Please ask South Carolina Representatives to SUPPORT Governor McMaster's Veto of H. 3558. And make just two phone calls.
Let’s go get ‘em!
The Legislation
H. 3558 (Delegate "control" bill)—VETOED by Governor McMaster on May 20, 2026. The Legislature can overturn the Governor's VETO by 2/3 vote of each House, when in Session—as soon as June 10, 2026. Please write ASAP.
Your Letter
Please write a letter to the following 87 South Carolina House members and tell them why they should Vote to SUPPORT the Governor's Veto of H. 3558, the Delegate "control" bill. One or two sentences will do! See "Talking Points" or suggestions for short emails below the addresses.
Copy the addresses below as a block into “BCC,” and copy your own address into the “To” box; and place the bill# and description on the subject line. Something simple like "Support Governor's VETO of H. 3558" will work. Republican Representatives (52) Dear Representative. If you're a Republican or conservative, tell them so!
LucasAtkinson@schouse.gov, WilliamBailey@schouse.gov, thomasbeach@schouse.gov, PhillipBowers@schouse.gov, GaryBrewer@schouse.gov, MikeBurns@schouse.gov, PaulaCalhoon@schouse.gov, DonChapman@schouse.gov, BillChumley@schouse.gov, NealCollins@schouse.gov, HeatherCrawford@schouse.gov, AprilCromer@schouse.gov, AdamDuncan@schouse.gov, SaritaEdgerton@schouse.gov,
GregFord@schouse.gov, StephenFrank@schouse.gov, CraigGagnon@schouse.gov, GilGatch@schouse.gov, NormanGibson@schouse.gov, ThomasGilreath@schouse.gov, ThomasGuest@schouse.gov, PatrickHaddon@schouse.gov, WilliamHager@schouse.gov, RobHarris@schouse.gov, ThomasHartnett@schouse.gov, CharlesHartz@schouse.gov, HarrietHolman@schouse.gov,
WilliamHuff@schouse.gov, JayKilmartin@schouse.gov, KathyLanding@schouse.gov, johnlastinger@schouse.gov, BrianLawson@schouse.gov, StevenLong@schouse.gov, JosiahMagnuson@schouse.gov, DavidMartin@schouse.gov, RyanMcCabe@schouse.gov, JohnMcCravy@schouse.gov, diannemitchell@schouse.gov, ScottMontgomery@schouse.gov, AlanMorgan@schouse.gov, DennisMoss@schouse.gov, MikeNeese@schouse.gov,
JordanPace@schouse.gov,LukeRan
Democrat Legislators (35):
TerryAlexander@schouse.gov, CarlAnderson@schouse.gov, JustinBamberg@schouse.gov, HeatherBauer@schouse.gov, BethBernstein@schouse.gov, BillClyburn@schouse.gov, GildaCobbHunter@schouse.gov, ChandraDillard@schouse.gov, KambrellGarvin@schouse.gov, WendellGilliard@schouse.gov, JerryGovan@schouse.gov, HamiltonGrant@schouse.gov, ChrisHart@schouse.gov, JackieHayes@schouse.gov, RosalynHendersonMyers@schouse.
WendellJones@schouse.gov, JohnKing@schouse.gov, RogerKirby@schouse.gov, JasonLuck@schouse.gov, AnnieMcDaniel@schouse.gov, JAMoore@schouse.gov, RobertReese@schouse.gov, MichaelRivers@schouse.gov, SethRose@schouse.gov, ToddRutherford@schouse.gov, keishanscott@schouse.gov, TiffanySpannWilder@schouse.gov
Just 2 Phone Calls
Suggestions for phone messages are at the end of this blast, or write your own.
We need all the help we can get! Convincing legislators to back the Governor’s Veto won’t be easy. H. 3558 passed by a supermajority in both houses, and Legislators don’t expect to be deceived by lobbyists and by the language of their own bills. Case in point: Republican Reps. Josiah Magnuson and John McCravy, who consistently oppose an Article V convention, voted FOR H. 3558—probably thinking that attempting to “control” the Delegates couldn’t do any harm.
Please leave messages for both House members letting them know that Delegates to an Art. V convention aren't subject to State law. And H. 3558 only pretends to control Delegates in order to gain momentum needed to trigger an Article V convention. The phone numbers below are public information on the SC website.
Rep. Josiah Magnuson: (803) 212-6876 (Capitol Office 24/7); (864) 420-7933 (cell).
Rep. John McCravy: (803) 212-6939 (Capitol Office 24/7)
Note: If you live in South Carolina, please call your State Representative also.
Thank you for defending the Constitution!
Talking Points—for Either Party
Choose one, write your own, or see 1-2 sentence messages below these Talking Points. And ask the legislators to SUPPORT the Governor's VETO of H. 3558:
"State Legislatures cannot dictate Amendments to be considered at an Art. V Convention" shows that lobbyists' assurances that Congress can't call a Convention until they receive applications from 34 states asking for the same Amendment, are false. A proposed Congressional "call," H.CON.RES. 15 (2025-2026), proves that Congress might count all applications together—including centuries-old, obsolete and rescinded applications—to reach the 34-State threshold! This contradicts what special interest lobbyists have been telling State Legislators for years to falsely assure them that a convention can't run away.
"State Legislatures have no power to select & control Delegates" shows that Congress decides the number and selection process for Delegates. Furthermore, Delegates have the "self-evident" Right "to alter or to abolish” our existing "Form of Government," as recognized by the Declaration of Independence, 2nd para. So, no one has power over Delegates! South Carolina doesn't need a deceptive delegate law that is useless for its stated purpose, and serves only to make legislators feel good about passing Applications that risk our Constitution.
The “Brilliant Men” flyer shows that James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, four US Supreme Court Justices, and other jurists and scholars warned that Delegates to an Article V convention can't be controlled.
Here is a collection of opinions from two former Supreme Court Justices, a retired U.S. District Court Judge, and nine nationally reputed professors of law who say that a constitutional convention 1) cannot be limited to a single issue, and 2) can become a runaway convention.
"What the Convention Lobby Isn't Telling You About the Declaration of Independence” shows why Delegates to an Article V convention have the power to throw off the Constitution we have and set up a new one, with a new and easier mode of ratification. The only power State Legislatures are granted under Article V is the power to ask Congress to call a Convention.
"WHO has the POWER to do WHAT under Article V..." shows that the only power State Legislatures have been granted by the Constitution respecting an Article V Convention is to apply to Congress for Congress to call the convention. Period. Delegates perform a federal function when they convene at an Art. V constitutional convention. They aren't subject to state law, i.e., delegate bills or compacts between State Legislatures pretending to control them.
Suggestions for Short Letters & Phone Calls
You can send a Talking Point (above); select or modify just one message below for a letter or phone call; or write your own. And ask the legislators to SUPPORT the Governor's VETO of H. 3558.
1. State Legislatures can't control Delegates to an Art. V Convention.
2. Delegates to a Convention called under Art. V would have more power than state legislators and Congress put together. They aren't subject to State Laws like Delegate "control" bills or limitations in the applications.
3. Congress has never called a convention under Article V. No one knows what will happen. Delegate bills deceive State Legislators into thinking they can control Delegates—so they'll vote for dangerous applications.
4. We need to rescind all South Carolina's Article V applications asking Congress to call a convention—so they don't inadvertently trigger a runaway convention—not pass useless Delegate laws to make legislators feel good about risking our Constitution!
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