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This resolution calls for a national convention to propose constitutional amendments limiting federal fiscal power, authority, and congressional terms.
Why it matters
Signals mounting concern about federal overreach and fiscal irresponsibility. The resolution highlights the perception that the federal government has increasingly expanded its power and accumulated significant national debt, which some see as a threat to state autonomy and long-term economic stability.
Seeks to empower states as constitutional checks. By invoking Article V, the resolution uses one of the few constitutional mechanisms available to states to directly propose amendments, emphasizing the states’ role as a check on federal power when Congress is perceived as unresponsive.
Proposes broad structural changes with far-reaching impact. The potential amendments—capping federal spending, restricting federal authority, and imposing term limits—could fundamentally reshape the balance of power between federal and state governments and alter how long elected officials and federal appointees can serve.
Represents part of a coordinated, multi-state strategy. The resolution is designed to remain active until at least two-thirds of states join the call, indicating a deliberate effort to build a national coalition to force a constitutional convention on these issues.
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Limit Federal Power Convention
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- Referred to judiciary
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Assembly Resolution No. 1214 BY: M. of A. Miller B
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION making an application to the Congress of the United States of America for the calling of a convention for the purpose of proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal limits on the federal government,… Show allHide
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION making an application to the Congress of the United States of America for the calling of a convention for the purpose of proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal limits on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for members of Congress and other federal officials WHEREAS, The Founders of our Constitution empowered State Legislators and State Legislatures to be guardians of liberty against future abuses of power by the federal government; and WHEREAS, The Tenth Amendment of the Constitution specifically provides that all powers not delegated to the federal government nor prohibited by the Constitution to the states, are then reserved to the states respectively, or to the people; and WHEREAS, For many decades, this balance of power was generally respected and followed by those occupying positions of authority in the federal government; and WHEREAS, The federal government has gradually invaded the legitimate roles of the states through the process of excessive federal mandates; and WHEREAS, The federal government has created a mounting national debt exceeding $17 trillion; and WHEREAS, The federal government, and especially the executive branch, has ceased to abide by and respect the proper interpretation of the Constitution of the United States; and WHEREAS, It is the solemn duty of the states to protect the liberty of our people, particularly for the generations to come, by proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States through a Convention of the states under Article V for the purpose of restraining these and related abuses of power; and WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of New York believes it to be in the best interest of the people of the United States that Amendments to the Constitution of the United States be considered that impose fiscal limits on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for members of Congress and other federal officials; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED (if the concur), The legislature of the State of New York hereby applies 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 members of Congress and other federal officials; and be it further RESOLVED (if the concur), This application constitutes a continuing application in accordance with Article V of the Constitution of the United States until the legislatures of at least two-thirds of the several states have made applications on the same subject; and be it further RESOLVED (if the concur), The secretary of state is hereby directed to transmit copies of this application to the President and Secretary of the United States Senate and to the Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, and copies to the members of the said Senate and House of Representatives from this State; also to transmit copies hereof to the presiding officers of each of the legislative houses in the several States, requesting their cooperation.
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