Senate
Joint
Resolution
8
S-3170
Amend
Senate
Joint
Resolution
8
as
follows:
1
1.
By
striking
everything
after
the
resolving
2
clause
and
inserting:
3
<
That
the
Congress
of
the
United
States
is
hereby
4
petitioned
to
propose
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
5
of
the
United
States,
for
submission
to
the
states
6
for
ratification,
to
impose
fiscal
restraints
on
the
7
federal
government
and
limit
the
federal
government’s
8
power
and
jurisdiction;
and
9
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That,
pursuant
to
Article
V
10
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States,
the
General
11
Assembly,
as
the
legislature
of
the
state
of
Iowa,
12
joins
in
the
applications
of
the
states
of
Georgia
(SR
13
736,
2014),
Florida
(SM
476,
2014),
Alaska
(HJR
22,
14
2014),
Alabama
(HJR
112,
2015),
Tennessee
(SJR
67,
15
2016),
Indiana
(SJR
14,
2016),
Oklahoma
(SJR
4,
2016),
16
and
Louisiana
(SCR
52,
2016),
for
a
convention
for
the
17
specific
and
exclusive
purpose
of
proposing
amendments
18
to
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
limited
to
the
19
purposes
stated
therein,
provided,
however,
that
the
20
delegates
from
Iowa
to
said
convention
are
expressly
21
limited
to
consideration
and
support
of
amendments
that
22
impose
fiscal
restraints
on
the
federal
government,
and
23
amendments
that
limit
the
power
and
jurisdiction
of
24
the
federal
government,
and
no
amendments
on
any
other
25
topic;
and
26
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
it
is
the
express
27
intention
of
the
General
Assembly
that
this
application
28
shall
be
aggregated
with
the
prior
and
subsequent
29
applications
of
other
states
limited
to
the
purposes
30
identified
in
this
application;
and
31
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
this
application
32
constitutes
a
continuing
application
in
accordance
with
33
Article
V
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
34
until
the
legislatures
of
at
least
two-thirds
of
the
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SJR
8
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#1.
several
states
have
made
applications
for
a
similar
1
convention
under
Article
V,
or
the
General
Assembly
2
resolves
to
withdraw
this
application;
and
3
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
Secretary
of
State
4
shall
transmit
certified
copies
of
this
resolution
5
to
the
President
and
Secretary
of
the
United
States
6
Senate,
the
Speaker
and
Clerk
of
the
United
States
7
House
of
Representatives,
the
presiding
officer
of
each
8
house
of
the
legislature
of
each
of
the
several
states,
9
and
to
each
member
of
Iowa’s
congressional
delegation.
>
10
2.
Title
page,
by
striking
lines
1
through
23
and
11
inserting:
12
<A
Joint
Resolution
calling
for
an
Article
V
convention
13
in
order
to
propose
amendments
to
the
Constitution
14
of
the
United
States
that
impose
fiscal
restraints,
15
and
limit
the
power
and
jurisdiction
of
the
federal
16
government,
and
requesting
Congress
to
similarly
17
propose
such
amendments.
18
WHEREAS,
the
founders
of
the
Constitution
of
19
the
United
States
empowered
state
legislators
to
be
20
guardians
of
liberty
against
future
abuses
of
power
by
21
the
federal
government;
and
22
WHEREAS,
the
federal
government
has
created
a
23
crushing
national
debt
through
improper
and
imprudent
24
spending;
and
25
WHEREAS,
the
federal
government
has
invaded
the
26
legitimate
roles
of
the
states
through
the
manipulative
27
process
of
federal
mandates,
most
of
which
are
unfunded
28
to
a
great
extent;
and
29
WHEREAS,
the
federal
government
has
ceased
to
live
30
under
a
proper
interpretation
of
the
Constitution
of
31
the
United
States;
and
32
WHEREAS,
it
is
the
solemn
duty
of
the
states
to
33
protect
the
liberty
of
our
people,
particularly
for
the
34
generations
to
come,
by
proposing
amendments
to
the
35
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SJR
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#2.
Constitution
of
the
United
States
through
a
convention
1
of
the
states
under
Article
V
of
the
Constitution
of
2
the
United
States
for
the
purpose
of
restraining
these
3
and
related
abuses
of
power;
NOW
THEREFORE,
4
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
5
IOWA:>
6
______________________________
JASON
SCHULTZ
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(3)
87
(amending
this
SJR
8
to
CONFORM
to
HJR
12)
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