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Senator applies for Article V convention on congressional term limits; proponents and opponents debate risks
Summary
Senate Concurrent Resolution 40‑11 would ask Congress to call a limited constitutional convention to propose term limits for members of the U.S. House and Senate. Supporters said passing would pressure Congress to act; opponents warned of a "runaway" convention and cited existing applications and historical precedents.
Senator Magram introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 40‑11, a single‑subject application asking Congress to call an Article V convention limited to proposing an amendment imposing term limits on members of the U.S. House and Senate.
Senator Magram told the committee he supports an Article V convention specifically to pursue congressional term limits and said the resolution is intended to aggregate with other states' applications to reach the two‑thirds threshold that would require…
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