# Convention of States Conservative organization pushing to convene an Article V constitutional convention to propose amendments limiting federal power, including a balanced budget amendment, term limits, and restrictions on federal jurisdiction. Co-founded by [[Mark Levin]] ally Michael Farris and backed by elements of the [[Koch Network]], the project has secured resolutions from 20 state legislatures (34 needed), Kansas having become the twentieth in January 2026. Critics warn that once convened, a convention cannot be limited in scope, potentially opening the entire Constitution to revision by a movement hostile to the [[New Deal]] framework of federal governance. *Stub — expand with: Article V mechanics, state legislature progress map, relationship to ALEC model legislation, Farris profile, John Birch Society opposition.*