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Mass. hearing spotlights broad support for rescinding old Article V applications
Summary
Advocates and civic groups urged the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs to report favorably on joint resolutions (H4692/S2684) that would rescind decades-old Massachusetts calls for a federal constitutional convention, saying the old resolutions could be misused to pressure Congress.
Advocates from across the political spectrum urged the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs to approve joint resolutions to rescind decades-old Article V applications that, they said, could be repurposed to help convene a federal constitutional convention.
Supporters told the committee that removing outdated state calls from the record would prevent well-funded national groups from counting Massachusetts among states that have sought a constitutional convention. Jeff Foster, executive director of Common Cause Massachusetts, said the joint resolutions "would rescind all previous Article 5 convention applications" and asked the committee to "give a favorable report" so Massachusetts…
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