<h1>Conference <span>on the</span> Constitutional Convention</h1><h2>· Harvard Law School, September 24–25, 2011 ·</h2><span class="vevent"></span><h2 style="padding-bottom: 0pt; font-weight: normal;"><font size="2"><span class="dtstart">Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 9:00 AM <span class="pipe">-</span> Sunday, September 25, 2011 at 12:00 PM </span></font></h2>
<br><br>A project of <a href="http://www.fixcongressfirst.org/">Fix Congress First</a>, the <a href="http://www.teapartypatriots.org/">Tea Party Patriots</a>, and <a href="http://www.law.harvard.edu/">Harvard Law School</a>--<br>
<br><h2>Democracy in America is stalled.</h2>
<p>From the Right and
the Left, citizens are increasingly coming to recognize that our
Republic does not work as our Framers intended. Reform of any kind is
stalled by a status quo that profits from blocking change. No side in
the political debate benefits from this inertia.</p>
<p>The
Framers created a method for escaping from captured government—an
Article V Constitutional Convention. If two-thirds of the states pass
resolutions calling for a convention, then all sides will have the
opportunity to argue for the changes they believe will restore our
Republic. Any amendment proposed must then be ratified by three fourths
of the states to become law.</p>
<p>On September 24th, people from
across America and across the political spectrum will convene at
Harvard University to discuss the advisability and feasibility of
organizing towards a Constitutional Convention. The conference's lead
organizers are both proponents and opponents of an Article V convention
and we actively encourage the participation of those who support a
convention and those who oppose holding a convention at all.</p>
<p><strong>This is a closed conference and registration is required for all attendees. To register, please <a href="http://conconcon.eventbrite.com/">click here</a>.</strong></p>
<p>Lawrence
Lessig and Mark Meckler will co-chair the conference. Lawrence Lessig
is the director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard
University and the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law at Harvard Law
School. He co-founded Change Congress, which aims to reduce the
influence of private money in American politics. For more, see <a href="http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2010/04/12_lessig.html">"How to sober up Washington"</a>—an
essay by Lessig and Mark McKinnon on corruption in Washington, voters'
disillusionment, and the need for an Article V convention. Mark Meckler
is the Co-Founder and a National Coordinator for Tea Party Patriots
(along with his Co-Founder and fellow National Coordinator, Jenny Beth
Martin), the largest grassroots tea party organization in the nation
with over 3,500 chapters spanning every state.</p>
<div id="volunteer-notice"><p>We're looking for volunteers! Volunteers get free admission and a chance to get more involved. For details, please <a href="http://conconcon.org/volunteer.php">click here</a>.</p>
</div>[Post submitted by Susan Serpa]<br>