South Carolina Libertarians, Republicans United In Supporting Convention Of States – FITSNews:
November 2, 2019 - "South Carolina Libertarians approved a resolution on Saturday ... at their annual state convention in Florence, S.C., calling on the GOP-controlled S.C. General Assembly to “join other states – including Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, North Dakota, Utah, Arizona and Alaska – in passing a resolution calling for an Article V convention of states.
"In urging state lawmakers to support 'constitutional amendments that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, and limit the terms of office for members of congress,' the Libertarian resolution specifically cited Article V legislation recently introduced at the S.C. State House (H. 3125 and S. 112).
"The resolution also stipulated that any Article V resolution approved by state lawmakers must be 'specifically restricted to addressing the aforesaid issues.”
"The GOP resolution – which passed the party’s state convention back in May – was similarly worded, calling for an Article V convention that was 'specifically 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'.....
"Critics of Article V legislation – including S.C. governor Henry McMaster ... claim there is no way to control the issues a constitutional convention may address, and have raised the specter that such a gathering could conceivably deprive Americans of their Second Amendment right to bear arms, among other essential liberties....
"Article V is the section of the U.S. Constitution which deals with amending our nation’s founding document. An 'Article V Convention' is one of two methods by which changes to the Constitution can be proposed. The other method is a two-thirds vote of the U.S. House and Senate....
"As of this writing, the convention of states method has never been engaged – but the concept is gaining momentum across the country. That is a map posted to the Convention of States Action website, which shows Article V legislation having been approved in fifteen states ..., having advanced through at least one legislative chamber in seven additional states and having been introduced for debate in another seventeen states (including South Carolina)....
"According to a January 2018 survey conducted by The Trafalgar Group, 44.2 percent of South Carolinians supported calling such a convention compared to 24.1 percent who opposed the idea. The rest – 36.1 percent – were undecided. When asked whether they would support an Article V convention for proposing amendments that would address term limits and a balanced budget, though, support for Article V shot up to 64.7 percent."
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November 2, 2019 - "South Carolina Libertarians approved a resolution on Saturday ... at their annual state convention in Florence, S.C., calling on the GOP-controlled S.C. General Assembly to “join other states – including Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, North Dakota, Utah, Arizona and Alaska – in passing a resolution calling for an Article V convention of states.
"In urging state lawmakers to support 'constitutional amendments that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, and limit the terms of office for members of congress,' the Libertarian resolution specifically cited Article V legislation recently introduced at the S.C. State House (H. 3125 and S. 112).
"The resolution also stipulated that any Article V resolution approved by state lawmakers must be 'specifically restricted to addressing the aforesaid issues.”
"The GOP resolution – which passed the party’s state convention back in May – was similarly worded, calling for an Article V convention that was 'specifically 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'.....
"Critics of Article V legislation – including S.C. governor Henry McMaster ... claim there is no way to control the issues a constitutional convention may address, and have raised the specter that such a gathering could conceivably deprive Americans of their Second Amendment right to bear arms, among other essential liberties....
"Article V is the section of the U.S. Constitution which deals with amending our nation’s founding document. An 'Article V Convention' is one of two methods by which changes to the Constitution can be proposed. The other method is a two-thirds vote of the U.S. House and Senate....
"As of this writing, the convention of states method has never been engaged – but the concept is gaining momentum across the country. That is a map posted to the Convention of States Action website, which shows Article V legislation having been approved in fifteen states ..., having advanced through at least one legislative chamber in seven additional states and having been introduced for debate in another seventeen states (including South Carolina)....
"According to a January 2018 survey conducted by The Trafalgar Group, 44.2 percent of South Carolinians supported calling such a convention compared to 24.1 percent who opposed the idea. The rest – 36.1 percent – were undecided. When asked whether they would support an Article V convention for proposing amendments that would address term limits and a balanced budget, though, support for Article V shot up to 64.7 percent."
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