Bill Text: OH HJR4 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Applying for an amendments convention under Article V

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-28 - To State and Local Government [HJR4 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2013-HJR4-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

H. J. R. No. 4

Representative Ramos 

Cosponsors: Representatives Pillich, Foley, Hagan, R., Patterson, Fedor, Antonio 

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A JOINT RESOLUTION

Applying for an amendments convention under Article V

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of the United States Constitution.

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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

WHEREAS, Article V of the Constitution of the United States	3
provides authority for a convention to be called by the Congress	4
of the United States for the purpose of proposing amendments to	5
the Constitution upon application of two-thirds of the	6
legislatures of the several states ("amendments convention"); and	7

WHEREAS, The General Assembly of the State of Ohio favors the	8
proposal and ratification of the following amendment to the	9
Constitution of the United States:	10

"AMENDMENT XXVIII	11

Section 1. The rights extended by this Constitution, intended	12
for people, refer to and are granted only to natural human beings	13
of the species homo sapiens.	14

Section 2. Congress shall have the power to define and	15
regulate contributions and expenditures for the purpose of	16
electing candidates for federal office without regard to whether	17
such activity is carried out in consultation with or independent	18
of any candidate, official committee, or political party.	19

Section 3. Each state shall have the power to define and	20
regulate contributions and expenditures for the purpose of	21
electing candidates for state or local office, or any other issue	22
put before the people of that given state for a vote, without	23
regard to whether such activity is carried out in consultation	24
with or independent of any candidate, official committee, or	25
political party.	26

Section 4. Nothing contained in this article shall be	27
construed to abridge the freedom of the press."	28

Now therefore be it

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RESOLVED, That, as provided for in Article V of the	30
Constitution of the United States, the General Assembly of the	31
State of Ohio respectfully applies for an amendments convention to	32
be called for the purpose of proposing the previously stated	33
amendment to the Constitution; and be it further	34

RESOLVED, That the amendments convention contemplated by this	35
application shall be entirely focused upon and exclusively limited	36
to the subject matter of proposing for ratification the previously	37
stated amendment to the Constitution; and be it further	38

RESOLVED, That this application constitutes a continuing	39
application in accordance with Article V of the Constitution of	40
the United States until at least two-thirds of the legislatures of	41
the several states have made application for an equivalently	42
limited amendments convention; and be it further	43

RESOLVED, That the General Assembly of the State of Ohio	44
urges the legislatures of the several states to apply for an	45
amendments convention under Article V of the United States	46
Constitution for the purpose of proposing for ratification the	47
previously stated amendment to the Constitution; and be it further	48

RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives	49
transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the	50
President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate, the Speaker of	51
the United States House of Representatives, each member of the	52
Ohio Congressional delegation, and the presiding officers of each	53
house of the several state legislatures, requesting their	54
cooperation in applying for the amendments convention limited to	55
the subject matter contemplated by this application.	56