Academy of States 1.0: Fiscal Sustainability I
The Academy of States is a collaborative effort of leading advocates who desire that our several state legislatures would bring reform to our federal government through a convention of the states authorized and empowered by Artice V of the U.S. Constitution.
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Dozens of state legislators gathered in Salt Lake City on July 30, 2021 to learn about Article V's state convention mechanism for proposing constitutional amendments, and how it can be used to impose fiscal sanity on Washington. Our panel of experts included:
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Ken Ivory, former Utah State Representative and Chair of both the Convention of States Project’s 2016 Williamsburg Convention and the 2017 Phoenix Convention
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David Walker: former Comptroller General and CEO of the US Government Accountability Office
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Professor Rob Natelson: Senior Fellow of Constitutional Jurisprudence at the Independence Institute
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Dr. Barry Poulson: University of Colorado Economics Professor Emeritus
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David Biddulph: co-founder of the Balanced Budget Amendment Task Force and Let Us Vote for a BBA
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Bob Carlstrom: President of AMAC Action, the lobbying arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens
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Congresswoman and former New Mexico State Representative Yvette Harrell
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South Carolina State Senator Rex Rice
“This will be the greatest hands-on civics lesson of our lifetime."
Ken Ivory