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Heated testimony on term limits: proponents urge Article V convention, opponents warn of constitutional risk
Summary
Supporters of SJR 6 urged a state-led Article V convention to impose term limits on Congress; opponents including Common Cause and other witnesses warned that a convention has no enforceable procedural limits and could become a 'runaway' process, urging Congress-driven amendments instead. The committee heard multiple proponent and opponent witnesses but took no action.
SJR 6 drew a long hearing with both proponent and opponent witnesses debating whether Ohio should apply to call an Article V convention to propose congressional term limits.
Sponsor testimony came from former state senator and current Congressman Ruley, who said constituent support for term limits is strong and framed a convention as a pragmatic, state-driven way to prod Congress toward an amendment. "We are here today to nudge Congress to a way where they could start thinking about term limits," he said, and…
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