Bill Text: GA HR1095 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Congress; proposing an amendment to the Constitution; call a convention
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-13 - House Prefiled [HR1095 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR1095-Prefiled.html
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RESOLUTION
Applying
to the Congress of the United States to call a convention for the purpose of
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Article V of the United States Constitution provides authority for a convention
to be called by the Congress of the United States for the purpose of proposing
amendments to the constitution upon application of two-thirds of the
legislatures of the separate states ("amendments convention"); and
WHEREAS,
the Georgia General Assembly favors the proposal and ratification of an
amendment to the constitution which shall provide that an increase in the
federal debt requires approval from a majority of the legislatures of the
separate states.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that, as provided
for in Article V of the United States Constitution, the Georgia General Assembly
respectfully applies for an amendments convention to be called for the purpose
of proposing an amendment which shall provide that an increase in the federal
debt requires approval from a majority of the legislatures of the separate
states.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the amendments convention contemplated by this
application shall be entirely focused upon and exclusively limited to the
subject matter of proposing for ratification an amendment to the constitution
providing that an increase in the federal debt requires approval from a majority
of the legislatures of the separate states.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this application constitutes a continuing application
in accordance with Article V of the United States Constitution until at least
two-thirds of the legislatures of the separate states have made application for
an equivalently limited amendments convention.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this application be dispatched by
the Clerk of the House of Representatives to the President of the United States
Senate, to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, to each
member of the Georgia delegation to the United States Congress, and to the
presiding officer of each house of the separate state legislatures requesting
their cooperation in applying for the amendments convention limited to the
subject matter contemplated by this application.