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Vermont lawmaker outlines Article V 'Convention of States' application, colleagues raise guardrail concerns
Summary
Representative Mark Higley described a proposed joint resolution asking Congress to call an Article V constitutional convention; colleagues questioned outside funding, partisan influence and the lack of procedural guardrails for delegates and agenda.
Representative Mark Higley told the House Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee on Feb. 13 that he is sponsoring JRH 1, a joint resolution that would constitute an application under Article V of the U.S. Constitution asking Congress to call a convention of states to consider proposed amendments.
Higley, the lead sponsor and a representative from the Orleans area, told the committee he participated in a Convention of States simulation and stressed that Article V provides two routes to amend the Constitution: Congress may propose amendments with two-thirds support in both houses, or two-thirds of state legislatures (34) may apply to Congress to call a convention. He said the convention process limits delegates to the subjects stated in the applications and that each state would have one vote at the convention.
Committee members said the resolution raises questions about who would…
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