The Convention of States Team – April 5, 2022 On January 25, 2022, the Wisconsin state legislature made history by becoming the 16th state to pass the Convention of States Resolution! Like the 15 states before them, they passed a resolution calling for an Article V Convention of States to rein in federal power, impose fiscal restraints on Congress, and mandate term limits for all federal officials. “Thank goodness our Constitution has given the states and the people a framework to step in and save the Republic when Congress will not. Today we sent a message that Wisconsin stands ready to rein in federal overreach,” said Wisconsin State Senator Kathy Bernier following the historic vote. “Times like these are precisely why the Founders created the mechanisms in Article V,” agreed Wisconsin State Representative Dan Knodl. “Federal overreach has thrown our country into chaos, and it’s time for the states to exercise their authority as granted to them in the Constitution to restore order, states’ rights, and limited, constitutional government. I’m incredibly proud that our state has officially thrown its support behind this movement.” Our entire team in Wisconsin worked tirelessly for this victory. This success has been years in the making, and the message we send is clear: We the People are fed up with big-government tyranny. Consistent with the state strategy for passage, we focused our efforts on passing the Assembly early in the legislative session. Then, we carried the momentum from that 58-36 victory over to the WI Senate for the more challenging fight that we knew was ahead. Our team got to work. They organized booths at gun shows and county fairs, block walking campaigns, phone bank missions, letter writing campaigns, and rallies at the state capitol to galvanize COS activists in every district to urge Wisconsin State senators to pass the Convention of States Resolution. Their hard work paid off. The Senate voted to pass AJR 9 by a vote of 17-16! Not even the mainstream media could ignore such a historic achievement. The story was picked up by the Associated Press, Madison.com, US News and World Report, and Fox News among many other media outlets. Wisconsin’s victory was historic in its own right, but it also gave us the added momentum we needed in the next state to pass the Convention of States Resolution: Nebraska