Coburn Bringing New Energy To Constitutional Convention Movement

Increased Clout behind Movement for Convention to Amend Constitution
by Fred Lucas, theblaze.com

The movement to amend the U.S. Constitution through a convention of the states has a new ally in retiring Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), a long time fiscal hawk.

“I’m going to work on constitutional convention, a convention of the states because I don’t think Washington is going to fix itself,” Coburn told KWTV in Oklahoma City.

The movement has been pushed by constitutional lawyer and conservative talk radio host Mark Levin and has been embraced by numerous state legislators across the country, mostly Republicans.

Coburn said his primary goal would to advocate for a convention with three main goals: a balanced budget amendment, an amendment to limit the executive branch’s regulatory authority, and an amendment to put term limits on members of Congress, according to KRMG of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Coburn’s press office did not respond to TheBlaze’s request for comment Thursday.

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