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Sponsors ask Ohio panel to support Article V convention for balanced budget, limits on federal power and term limits
Summary
Representative MacLean and Representative Willis told the House Government Oversight Committee on Oct. 12 that House Joint Resolution 2 would ask Congress to call an Article V convention limited to three subjects: imposing fiscal restraints including a balanced budget amendment, limiting federal power and jurisdiction, and establishing term limits for federal officials.
Representative MacLean and Representative Willis told the House Government Oversight Committee on Oct. 12 that House Joint Resolution 2 would ask Congress to call an Article V convention limited to three subjects: imposing fiscal restraints including a balanced budget amendment, limiting federal power and jurisdiction, and establishing term limits for federal officials.
The resolution, Representative MacLean said in sponsor testimony, “issues a call for a convention of states under Article 5 of the US Constitution to propose amendments regarding limited subjects.” He said the measure aims to use the states’ Article V authority if Congress does not act on those issues.
The matter matters because an Article V convention requires two-thirds of states —…
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