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Utah legislators split after extended debate over rescinding call for constitutional convention
Summary
After testimony from national and federal witnesses, the House initially approved a motion on the constitutional‑convention resolution but later failed a reconsideration, leaving Utah's call unresolved; testimony focused on whether an Article V convention can be limited.
The Utah House held an extensive floor hearing and debate on House Joint Resolution 14, which concerns the state's earlier call for a federal constitutional convention to propose a balanced‑budget amendment. The chamber heard two invited witnesses with opposing views: Don Fotheringham, national director of the Committee to Save the Constitution, and U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch.
Don Fotheringham argued the convention process poses an uncontrolled risk. "It is doubtful that congress has this power to limit the convention to the proposal of amendments on a single subject,"…
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