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Should the Texan Legislature and Texans support Governor Greg Abbott’s call to restore constitutionalism and the rule of law through an Article V Convention?
The Governor of Texans through The Texas Plan is calling for an Article V Convention of States. In his call for an Article V Convention, Governor Abbot doesn’t seek to amend the constitution completely. He intends to call on the American People terming them “We the People” to reign in on the Federal government in order to regain power balance between the states and the national government (Abbott 1-3). This policy issue is very crucial to Texas more so because of its political impact at the national level and how this call for an Article V Convention would impact other states. Also to be considered is the history of legal tussles between Texas and California with the two neighbors not agreeing on a majority of legal debates touching on the federal and state laws (Wright n.pag). The Lieutenant Governor of Texas, Dan Patrick is a key figure in this discourse. The lieutenant governor is also the Senate President at the State level, and the state of Texas has a Republican majority in Senate which means that Patrick will have absolute control in the Senate (Wright n.pag). The State of Texas has already confronted the Federal Government and the rump administration on policy issues like the immigration policies seeking to stop state funding to DACA classified students and the undocumented ones (Harsbich and Opalich 4).

However, the issue goes beyond state borders as it requires 33 other states to support a similar initiative for there to be an Article V Convention (“The Texas Plan – Greg Abbott.”). Additionally, in order for any Amendment to be ratified at the convention, a total of 38 states need to support it (“The Texas Plan – Greg Abbott.”). Amassing this support and numbers is a big test for the Texan governor and Texan legislature.
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Works Cited
Abbott, Greg. Restoring The Rule Of Law With States Leading The Way. 2016, pp. 1-92, https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/Restoring_The_Rule_Of_Law_01082016.pdf. Accessed 4 Nov 2018.
Google.com. “Image: Creating Rules Of Procedure To Govern A Convention For Proposing …”. Google.Com, 2016, https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://www.alec.org/app/uploads/2016/06/2016-Article-V-cover-848×0-c-default.jpg&imgrefurl=https://www.alec.org/article/creating-rules-of-procedure-to-govern-a-convention-for-proposing-amendments-pursuant-to-article-v-of-the-u-s-constitution/&h=1014&w=848&tbnid=7Pa6GcuUWSXFXM:&q=article+v+convention&tbnh=160&tbnw=133&usg=AI4_-kTeTnPcCG0YE5C6DIUnsvEzwIPIOg&vet=12ahUKEwjwjsu3mrveAhUD1BoKHfDtD7IQ9QEwAHoECAcQBg..i&docid=B71VAEXKj9aZoM&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjwjsu3mrveAhUD1BoKHfDtD7IQ9QEwAHoECAcQBg#h=1014&imgdii=Xgj9p5ERTdp-ZM:&tbnh=160&tbnw=133&vet=12ahUKEwjwjsu3mrveAhUD1BoKHfDtD7IQ9QEwAHoECAcQBg..i&w=848. Accessed 4 Nov 2018.
Harsnich, Thomas L., and Dylan Opalich. Top 10 Higher Education State Policy Issues For 2017: A Higher Education Policy Brief. American Association Of State Colleges And Universities, 2017, pp. 1-8, http://www.aascu.org/policy/publications/policy-matters/top10issues2017.pdf. Accessed 4 Nov 2018.
“The Texas Plan – Greg Abbott.” Greg Abbott, 2018, https://www.gregabbott.com/texasplan/. Accessed 4 Nov 2018.
Wright, Lawrence. “America’s Future is Texas.” The New Yorker, 2017, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/07/10/americas-future-is-texas. Accessed 4 Nov 2018.