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Senate panel adopts resolution to rescind California's calls for an Article V constitutional convention
Summary
The subcommittee adopted SJR 1, a joint resolution that would rescind California's prior calls for a federal constitutional convention under Article V; sponsors warned a convention could become a "runaway" event without constitutional guardrails, and supporters from the League of Women Voters and constitutional scholars testified in favor.
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee voted to adopt SJR 1, a resolution rescinding California's past calls for a federal constitutional convention under Article V, saying the state should not remain on record in favor of an open-ended process that could threaten civil liberties.
Senator Wiener, who introduced the resolution, argued that Article V provides no rules for how a convention would be run and said there is a real risk that a narrowly focused convention could morph into a broader slate of changes. "There are no rules in…
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