Bill Text: IL HJR0034 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Makes application to Congress under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States for the calling of a convention of the states limited to proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government and limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-19 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne [HJR0034 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HJR0034-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The Founders of our country empowered state | ||||||
3 | legislators to be guardians of liberty against future abuses of | ||||||
4 | power by the federal government; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The federal government has created a crushing | ||||||
6 | national debt through improper and imprudent spending; and
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7 | WHEREAS, The federal government has invaded the legitimate | ||||||
8 | roles of the states through the manipulative process of federal | ||||||
9 | mandates, most of which are unfunded to a great extent; and
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10 | WHEREAS, The federal government has ceased to live under a | ||||||
11 | proper interpretation of the Constitution of the United States; | ||||||
12 | and
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13 | WHEREAS, It is the solemn duty of the states to protect the | ||||||
14 | liberty of our people - particularly for the generations to | ||||||
15 | come - by proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the | ||||||
16 | United States through a Convention of the States under Article | ||||||
17 | V for the purpose of restraining these and related abuses of | ||||||
18 | power; therefore, be it
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19 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
20 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
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1 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the State of Illinois hereby | ||||||
2 | makes application to Congress under the provisions of Article V | ||||||
3 | of the Constitution of the United States for the calling of a | ||||||
4 | convention of the states limited to proposing amendments to the | ||||||
5 | Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraints | ||||||
6 | on the federal government and limit the power and jurisdiction | ||||||
7 | of the federal government; and be it further
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8 | RESOLVED, That, pursuant to Article V of the Constitution | ||||||
9 | of the United States, we join the other states that have called | ||||||
10 | for a convention for the specific and exclusive
purpose of | ||||||
11 | proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States | ||||||
12 | limited to the purposes stated herein; provided,
however, that | ||||||
13 | the delegates from Illinois to said convention are expressly | ||||||
14 | limited to consideration and support of amendments
that impose | ||||||
15 | fiscal restraints on the federal government and limit the | ||||||
16 | federal government's power and jurisdiction; that it is our | ||||||
17 | express intention that this application shall be aggregated | ||||||
18 | with the subsequent
applications of other states limited to the | ||||||
19 | purposes identified in this application; and be it further
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20 | RESOLVED, That copies of this application be provided to | ||||||
21 | the President and Secretary of the United
States Senate and to | ||||||
22 | the Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of | ||||||
23 | Representatives; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That this application constitutes a continuing | ||||||
2 | application in accordance with Article V of
the United States | ||||||
3 | Constitution until the legislatures of at least two-thirds of | ||||||
4 | the states have made applications on the same subject.
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