PRINTER'S NO. 328
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
63
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY GABLER, EMRICK, BARRAR, CAUSER, DUSH, EVERETT,
GROVE, HARHART, A. HARRIS, KAUFFMAN, M. K. KELLER, MARSHALL,
MARSICO, MASSER, METZGAR, OBERLANDER, SANKEY, SAYLOR, SONNEY,
MAHER AND ROAE, FEBRUARY 4, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 4, 2015
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Petitioning the Congress of the United States to call a
convention of states limited to proposing amendments to the
Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal
restraints on the Federal Government, limit the power and
jurisdiction of the Federal Government and limit the terms of
office for its officials and for members of Congress.
WHEREAS, The Founding Fathers, in drafting the Constitution
of the United States, empowered state legislators to be
guardians of liberty against future abuses of power by the
Federal Government; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Government has created a crushing
national debt through improper and imprudent spending; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Government has invaded the legitimate
roles of the states through the manipulative process of Federal
mandates, most of which are unfunded to a great extent; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Government has ceased to operate under a
proper interpretation of the Constitution of the United States;
and
WHEREAS, It is the solemn duty of the states, in order to
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