Eagle Forum National Constitutional Issues Chairman
Janine Hansen, 775-397-6859, director@nevadafamilies.org
June 1, 2026, In the Year of Our Lord
From Judi Caler; judicaler@caavc.net
Possible vote Tomorrow.
RED ALERT MICHIGAN
Help Needed to Kill COS & Delegate Bills!!!
May 29, 2026. Since 1901, Michigan passed 9 applications asking Congress to call a convention under Article V—the latest being a 2014 Balanced Budget Amendment application. There was a flurry of Art. V convention activity for quite a few years afterwards—especially from Convention of States (COS)—before we defeated them. In fact, we haven't had to blast Michigan for almost 4 years.
But this year, a COS application and two accompanying delegate bills passed committee quickly, and are now on the House Calendar. And since the last go-round in 2022, over 60% of the Representatives are new and probably unfamiliar with the issue—no doubt due to term limits on Michigan legislators.
So please educate all members of the Michigan House and ask them to VOTE NO on HCR 7, HCR 2, & HB 5151. They need to understand that Art. V convention applications are dangerous and their accompanying Delegate "control" bills deceptive. The latter are useless for their stated purpose (controlling Delegates); but useful in fooling legislators into voting for the applications by pretending to prevent a runaway convention.
Let's go get 'em!
The Legislation
Here is the application and delegate bills we oppose in the Michigan House:
HCR 7 (COS): Passed the House committee and on the House calendar. Can be voted on the House floor as soon as Tues. June 2, 2026 @ 1:30 pm EDT.
HCR 2 (Delegate "control" rules): Passed the House committee and on the House calendar. Can be voted on the House floor as soon as Tues. June 2, 2026 @ 1:30 pm EDT.
HB 5151 (Delegate "control" penalties) Passed the House committee and on the House calendar. Can be voted on the House floor as soon as Tues. June 2, 2026 @ 1:30 pm EDT.
Your House Letter
Now please send your letter to all 110 Michigan Representatives, and urge them to Vote “No” on HCR 7, HJR 2, & HB 5151. If you have time, send separate letters against the COS application and the delegate bill.
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 "Oppose HCR 7, HCR 2, & HB 5151 (Art. V)" will work. House Republicans (58)—Dear Representative: (If you're a Republican or conservative, tell the Republicans so!)
GregAlexander@house.mi.gov, JosephAragona@house.mi.gov, BrianBeGole@house.mi.gov, TimothyBeson@house.mi.gov, MatthewBierlein@house.mi.gov, KarlBohnak@house.mi.gov, AnnBollin@house.mi.gov, KenBorton@house.mi.gov, WilliamBruck@house.mi.gov, SteveCarra@house.mi.gov, CamCavitt@house.mi.gov, NancyDeBoer@house.mi.gov, JayDeBoyer@house.mi.gov, JamesDeSana@house.mi.gov, ParkerFairbairn@house.mi.gov, JosephFox@house.mi.gov, SteveFrisbie@house.mi.gov, RepPhilGreen@house.mi.gov, JaimeGreene@house.mi.gov, MattHall@house.mi.gov, MikeHarris@house.mi.gov, MikeHoadley@house.mi.gov, NancyJenkinsArno@house.mi.gov, GinaJohnsen@house.mi.gov, TimKelly@house.mi.gov, TomKuhn@house.mi.gov, TomKunse@house.mi.gov, SarahLightner@house.mi.gov, RyleeLinting@house.mi.gov, MattMaddock@house.mi.gov,
GregMarkkanen@house.mi.gov, DavidMartin@house.mi.gov, LukeMeerman@house.mi.gov, MikeMueller@house.mi.gov, JerryNeyer@house.mi.gov, PatOutman@house.mi.gov, BradPaquette@house.mi.gov, JosephPavlov@house.mi.gov, BryanPosthumus@house.mi.gov, DavePrestin@house.mi.gov, AngelaRigas@house.mi.gov, RonRobinson@house.mi.gov, JohnRoth@house.mi.gov, KathySchmaltz@house.mi.gov, JoshSchriver@house.mi.gov, BillSchuette@house.mi.gov, BradleySlagh@house.mi.gov, RachelleSmit@house.mi.gov, AliciaStGermaine@house.mi.gov, DonniSteele@house.mi.gov, JamieThompson@house.mi.gov, MarkTisdel@house.mi.gov, CurtisVanderWall@house.mi.gov, GregVanWoerkom@house.mi.gov, PaulineWendzel@house.mi.gov, JasonWoolford@house.mi.gov, JenniferWortz@house.mi.gov, DouglasWozniak@house.mi.gov,
House Democrats (52):
JoeyAndrews@house.mi.gov, NoahArbit@house.mi.gov, KellyBreen@house.mi.gov, JulieBrixie@house.mi.gov, ErinByrnes@house.mi.gov, BrendaCarter@house.mi.gov, TyroneCarter@house.mi.gov, BetsyCoffia@house.mi.gov, JenniferConlin@house.mi.gov, EmilyDievendorf@house.mi.gov, KimberlyEdwards@house.mi.gov, AlabasFarhat@house.mi.gov, JohnFitzgerald@house.mi.gov, MorganForeman@house.mi.gov, caglanville@house.mi.gov, KristianGrant@house.mi.gov, PeterHerzberg@house.mi.gov, KaraHope@house.mi.gov, JasonHoskins@house.mi.gov, MattKoleszar@house.mi.gov, TullioLiberati@house.mi.gov, MattLongjohn@house.mi.gov, SharonMacDonell@house.mi.gov, JasperMartus@house.mi.gov, MikeMcFall@house.mi.gov, DonavanMcKinney@house.mi.gov, DeniseMentzer@house.mi.gov, ReggieMiller@house.mi.gov, JasonMorgan@house.mi.gov,
CynthiaNeeley@house.mi.gov, AmosONeal@house.mi.gov, VeronicaPaiz@house.mi.gov, tonyamyersphillips@house.mi.
Thank you for defending our Constitution! General Talking Points—for Either Party
Often links, their associated paragraphs, and/or suggested short messages within each blast have been updated or are appropriate for that particular blast only. So make sure any suggestions you copy for the purpose of this blast, are from the sections below—and not from a former blast:
Chose just one or write your own message. If you have time, write one letter against the COS application & one letter against the delegate bill. Note: Specific talking points against the COS application follow (keep scrolling).
This 14-minute CLIP from the House floor debate on similar Idaho legislation is a must for every legislator to listen to before voting on Michigan's application. Rep. Ilana Rubel (D) and Rep. Judy Boyle (R) hit it out of the ballpark in presenting bipartisan opposition to an Article V convention application in Idaho earlier this year. They refute the false arguments that the convention lobby has been inundating legislators with for a decade. [https://x.com/casey_whalen/
"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 the convention lobby is telling State Legislators to get their votes on the applications.
"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! But lobbyists push delegate control bills in order to falsely assure legislators that they can prevent a runaway convention—so legislators can 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.
A Constitutional Convention 1) cannot be limited to a single issue; and 2) can become a runaway. See this compendium of opinions of two former Supreme Court Justices, a retired US District Court Judge, and nine nationally reputed professors of law.
"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 to ask Congress to call a Convention.
"George Mason Never Said It!" shows that no Framer, including George Mason, ever said that the convention method was added to Article V to amend the Constitution in order to rein in a tyrannical federal government. Rather, the Framers gave us Article V to fix defects in the Constitution. The Constitution isn't the problem—so amending it isn't the solution. To rein in the federal government, the Constitution needs to be enforced—not amended!
"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. The 2nd page exposes a number of myths fabricated by the convention lobby.
Talking Points for both parties
Specific to Convention of States
In this VIDEO CLIP, Robert Kelly—now Convention of States (COS) General Counsel—admits in a 2015 debate, that the COS application asking Congress to call a convention under Article V, is broad enough to cover "amending" almost the entire Constitution! (2 minutes)
The "Phony Petitions & Polls" flyer describes how the Convention of States Project (COS) showcases unverified data to deceive legislators into believing their constituents are demanding a “convention of states” in order to influence legislators' votes. This is an illusion! As the flyer shows, Meckler admits that he can't guarantee his signatures are valid.
"Dark Money—Not the Grassroots—Is Behind the Convention of States Organizations (COS)" proves that almost 2/3 of the money driving COS's effort to apply to Congress for an Article V Convention, is coming from major donors giving COS $5,000 to $2,000,000 from 2018 thru 2020. Why are billionaires trying to get their hands on our Constitution?
"COS adopts Newspeak to sell the Con-Con" debunks the Convention of States' (COS) narrative that a convention called by Congress under Article V is different than a “constitutional convention.” COS is waging a semantics war by using the term "convention of states" to imply that an Art. V Convention is controlled from start to finish by State Legislatures. Not Exactly How a Grassroots Organization Operates!
The Convention of States Action (COSA) 990 for 2022 shows that former US Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) changed his mind and decided he was FOR an Article V convention about the time he was added to COSA's payroll for $333,405.00 annually! Coincidence?
PROOF of $2.8 Million in Seed Money in years 2010 & 2011 combined—years before Meckler won his first state, and while he was still working at the Tea Party. And proof of Meckler's $180,000 salary (2013), which began in 2012, when COS was virtually unknown.
By 2023, the Mecklers reported their annual family income from 3 combined entities at almost $400,000, while their organization generated over $14.5 million in revenue—with 54% coming from just 55 to 63 individuals. This averages to at least $125,000 from each major donor giving between $5,000 and $2,581,000 in 2023; see 990s for COSA (2023), CSG (2023), and CSGA (2023).
For Democrats Only
Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution, Congress is required to hold a constitutional convention if two-thirds of state legislatures (34 states) call for one. But here’s the catch: there are absolutely no rules for an Article V Convention outlined in the Constitution. That means the group of people convening to rewrite our Constitution could be totally unelected and unaccountable. There is nothing that could limit the convention to a single issue, so the delegates could write amendments that revoke any of our most cherished rights . . . In short, an Article V Convention would be a disaster.
Or:
You might quote from Chief Justice Warren Burger's LETTER to Phyllis Schlafly dated June 22, 1988:
“...[T]here is no effective way to limit or muzzle the actions of a Constitutional Convention. The Convention could make its own rules and set its own agenda...After a Convention is convened, it will be too late to stop the Convention if we don’t like its agenda…”
