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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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protect the liberty of the people of this nation, particularly
for the generations to come, to propose amendments to the
Constitution of the United States through a convention of states
under Article V to place clear restraints on the abuses of power
described in this resolution and related abuses of power;
therefore be it
RESOLVED (the Senate concurring), That the General Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania petition, under the
provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United
States, 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; and be it further
RESOLVED, That this resolution constitute a continuing
application in accordance with Article V of the Constitution of
the United States until at least two-thirds of the legislatures
of the several states have made application for a convention on
the same subject; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a certified copy of this resolution be
transmitted by the Secretary of the Commonwealth to the
President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United
States House of Representatives, each member of the Pennsylvania
delegation to Congress and to the presiding officers of each
house of the state legislatures, requesting their cooperation in
applying for an amendments convention limited to the subject
matter contemplated by this application.
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