House
Joint
Resolution
7
-
Introduced
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
7
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HJR
4)
(COMPANION
TO
SJR
7
BY
GREEN)
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
calling
for
an
Article
V
convention
in
order
1
to
propose
amendments
to
the
Constitution
of
the
United
2
States
that
impose
fiscal
restraints,
limit
the
power
and
3
jurisdiction
of
the
federal
government,
and
limit
the
number
4
of
terms
that
a
person
may
serve
in
Congress.
5
WHEREAS,
the
founders
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
6
States
empowered
state
legislators
to
be
guardians
of
liberty
7
against
future
abuses
of
power
by
the
federal
government;
and
8
WHEREAS,
the
federal
government
has
created
a
crushing
9
national
debt
through
improper
and
imprudent
spending;
and
10
WHEREAS,
the
federal
government
has
invaded
the
legitimate
11
roles
of
the
states
through
the
manipulative
process
of
federal
12
mandates,
most
of
which
are
unfunded
to
a
great
extent;
and
13
WHEREAS,
the
federal
government
has
ceased
to
live
under
14
a
proper
interpretation
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
15
States;
and
16
WHEREAS,
it
is
the
solemn
duty
of
the
states
to
protect
17
the
liberty
of
our
people,
particularly
for
the
generations
18
to
come,
by
proposing
amendments
to
the
Constitution
of
the
19
United
States
through
a
convention
of
the
states
under
Article
20
V
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
for
the
purpose
of
21
restraining
these
and
related
abuses
of
power;
NOW
THEREFORE,
22
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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That
the
General
Assembly,
as
the
legislature
of
the
state
of
1
Iowa,
hereby
applies
to
the
Congress
of
the
United
States
under
2
the
provisions
of
Article
V
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
3
States
for
a
convention
for
the
specific
and
exclusive
purpose
4
of
proposing
amendments
to
the
Constitution
of
the
United
5
States
that
impose
fiscal
restraints
on
the
federal
government,
6
limit
the
power
and
jurisdiction
of
the
federal
government,
and
7
limit
the
terms
of
office
of
federal
officials
and
members
of
8
Congress,
and
no
amendments
on
any
other
topic;
and
9
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
this
application
constitutes
10
a
continuing
application
in
accordance
with
Article
V
of
the
11
Constitution
of
the
United
States
until
the
legislatures
of
at
12
least
two-thirds
of
the
several
states
have
made
applications
13
for
a
similar
convention
under
Article
V,
or
the
General
14
Assembly
resolves
to
withdraw
this
application;
and
15
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
Secretary
of
State
shall
16
transmit
certified
copies
of
this
resolution
to
the
President
17
and
Secretary
of
the
United
States
Senate,
the
Speaker
and
18
Clerk
of
the
United
States
House
of
Representatives,
each
19
member
of
the
United
States
Senate
and
the
United
States
House
20
of
Representatives,
and
to
the
presiding
officer
of
each
house
21
of
the
legislature
of
each
of
the
several
states.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
This
joint
resolution
constitutes
an
application
requesting
26
the
United
States
Congress
to
call
a
constitutional
convention
27
in
order
to
propose
amendments
to
the
Constitution
of
the
28
United
States
to
impose
fiscal
restraints
on
the
federal
29
government,
limit
the
power
and
jurisdiction
of
the
federal
30
government,
and
limit
the
terms
of
office
for
federal
officials
31
and
for
members
of
Congress.
The
resolution
constitutes
a
32
continuing
application
to
call
a
constitutional
convention.
33
The
resolution
requires
the
Secretary
of
State
to
transmit
34
certified
copies
of
this
resolution
to
the
President
and
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Secretary
of
the
United
States
Senate,
the
Speaker
and
Clerk
1
of
the
United
States
House
of
Representatives,
each
member
2
of
the
United
States
Senate
and
the
United
States
House
of
3
Representatives,
and
to
the
presiding
officer
of
each
house
of
4
the
legislature
of
each
state.
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