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title: 'A Republic, If We Can Keep It – Article V Constituent Packet'
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# A Republic, If We Can Keep It
## Article V Constituent Packet

The safety, prosperity, and freedom of our nation are at stake. **Contact your state legislators** to take action **now**. Using an Article V Constitutional Convention appears to be our only avenue to stop a President and administration that are pursuing autocratic rule. ***We the people*** must use the remaining lever of power available to us to hold this government accountable.

An Article V Constitutional Convention bypasses Congress by using state legislatures to propose Constitutional amendments. This has never happened in our country’s history. It serves as a constitutional fail-safe for crises like the one we now face. Using it is controversial and carries risks, but at this time, the risk of inaction is even greater.

We propose using an Article V Convention to remove the president and to end the political gerrymandering that protects him. **The focus** of this effort **is to use state power** to bypass Congress, so contacting your **state legislators** is the primary action you should take. Contacting your federal legislators is a secondary path of influence to reinforce the effort.

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## How to Use This Packet

1. Read the call-to-action background letter: understand the context, urgency, and proposed actions.
2. Review and edit cover letter templates as needed.
3. Contact your **state legislators immediately**.
   - Send them your cover letter, the call-to-action, and the example amendments.
5. Optionally, contact federal legislators to reinforce the message.
6. Use both **U.S. Mail** and **email** to contact your legislators, ensuring your message is received.
7. Share responsibly: encourage others to use the packet, but maintain focus on the narrowly targeted amendments to maximize success and minimize risk.

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## Materials and Templates

* **Cover Letter Templates**
  * [State Cover Letter](https://hackmd.io/@chard-gelato/Bkh7EfQUWx)
  * [Federal Cover Letter](https://hackmd.io/@chard-gelato/rku4kzm8We)

* **Call-to-Action Letter**
  * [A Republic, If We Can Keep It](https://hackmd.io/@chard-gelato/BJliEzmLZx)

* **Example Amendments**
  * [Amendment: Presidential Removal and Ineligibility](https://hackmd.io/@chard-gelato/SkR3HGm8-g)
  * [Amendment: Electoral Integrity and Anti-Gerrymandering](https://hackmd.io/@chard-gelato/HydxUMXLZx)
## Find Your Elected Officials

Easily find your federal, state, and local elected officials using the resources below.

### Federal & General Tools
- **USA.gov – Find Your Elected Officials**  
  [https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials](https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials)  
  *(Lookup federal, state, and local representatives by address)*

- **Ballotpedia – Who Represents Me?**  
  [https://ballotpedia.org/Who_represents_me](https://ballotpedia.org/Who_represents_me)  
  *(Lookup representatives across all levels, including contact info)*

### State Legislators (Google Search)
 Each link performs a Google search for “who are my [STATE] state legislators.”

#### A–F
- [Alabama](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+AL+state+legislators)  
- [Alaska](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+AK+state+legislators)  
- [Arizona](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+AZ+state+legislators)  
- [Arkansas](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+AR+state+legislators)  
- [California](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+CA+state+legislators)  
- [Colorado](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+CO+state+legislators)  
- [Connecticut](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+CT+state+legislators)  
- [Delaware](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+DE+state+legislators)  
- [Florida](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+FL+state+legislators)  

#### G–L
- [Georgia](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+GA+state+legislators)
- [Hawaii](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+HI+state+legislators)  
- [Idaho](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+ID+state+legislators)  
- [Illinois](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+IL+state+legislators)  
- [Indiana](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+IN+state+legislators)  
- [Iowa](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+IA+state+legislators)  
- [Kansas](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+KS+state+legislators)  
- [Kentucky](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+KY+state+legislators)  
- [Louisiana](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+LA+state+legislators)  

#### M
- [Maine](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+ME+state+legislators)  
- [Maryland](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+MD+state+legislators)
- [Massachusetts](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+MA+state+legislators)  
- [Michigan](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+MI+state+legislators)  
- [Minnesota](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+MN+state+legislators)  
- [Mississippi](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+MS+state+legislators)  
- [Missouri](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+MO+state+legislators)  
- [Montana](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+MT+state+legislators)  

#### N
- [Nebraska](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+NE+state+legislators)  
- [Nevada](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+NV+state+legislators)  
- [New Hampshire](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+NH+state+legislators)  
- [New Jersey](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+NJ+state+legislators)
- [New Mexico](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+NM+state+legislators)  
- [New York](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+NY+state+legislators)  
- [North Carolina](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+NC+state+legislators)  
- [North Dakota](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+ND+state+legislators)  

#### O–S
- [Ohio](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+OH+state+legislators)  
- [Oklahoma](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+OK+state+legislators)  
- [Oregon](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+OR+state+legislators)  
- [Pennsylvania](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+PA+state+legislators)  
- [Rhode Island](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+RI+state+legislators)  
- [South Carolina](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+SC+state+legislators)
- [South Dakota](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+SD+state+legislators)  

#### T–W
- [Tennessee](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+TN+state+legislators)  
- [Texas](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+TX+state+legislators)  
- [Utah](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+UT+state+legislators)  
- [Vermont](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+VT+state+legislators)  
- [Virginia](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+VA+state+legislators)  
- [Washington](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+WA+state+legislators)  
- [West Virginia](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+WV+state+legislators)  
- [Wisconsin](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+WI+state+legislators)  
- [Wyoming](https://www.google.com/search?q=who+are+my+WY+state+legislators)
