Bill Text: IL HR0054 | 2017-2018 | 100th 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, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and for members of Congress.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HR0054 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0054-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE 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 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | ||||||
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| 1 | CONCURRING HEREIN, that the State of Illinois hereby makes | ||||||
| 2 | application to Congress under the provisions of Article V of | ||||||
| 3 | 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, limit the power and jurisdiction of | ||||||
| 7 | the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its | ||||||
| 8 | officials and for members of Congress; and be it further
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| 9 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State is hereby directed to | ||||||
| 10 | transmit copies of this application to the President and the | ||||||
| 11 | Secretary of the United States Senate, the Speaker and the | ||||||
| 12 | Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, and the | ||||||
| 13 | members of the Senate and House of Representatives from this | ||||||
| 14 | State; copies shall also be transmitted to the presiding | ||||||
| 15 | officers of each of the legislative houses in the several | ||||||
| 16 | states, requesting their cooperation; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That this application constitutes a continuing | ||||||
| 18 | application in accordance with Article V of the Constitution of | ||||||
| 19 | the United States until the legislatures of at least two-thirds | ||||||
| 20 | of the several states have made applications on the same | ||||||
| 21 | subject; and be it further
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| 22 | RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to | ||||||
| 23 | the Secretary of State.
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