Some of the faces may have changed, but it is the same ole song and dance coming from Washington D.C. – more and more attempted over-reach.  Well, one State Representative is trying to fight that.  State Representative Rick Miller, who represents Fort Bend Country in part, has filed House Joint Resolution Number 77 (HJR77) applies to the “Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the united States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the Constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government and to limit the terms of office of federal officials and members of Congress.”  This legislation is a direct attempt by Texas to re-establish its rights as a State, reign in overspending at the Federal level, and combat government overreach, which is a key area of focus.  The highlights are as follows:

A JOINT RESOLUTION:

applying to the Congress of the united States to call
a convention under Article V of the United States
Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing one
or more amendments to the constitution to impose fiscal
restraints on the federal government, to limit the power
and jurisdiction of the federal government.  and to limit
the terms of office of federal officials and members of
Congress.

WHEREAS, The drafters of the United States
Constitution empowered state legislatures  to be guardians
of liberty against abuses of power by the federal.
government; and

WHEREAS, The federal government has abused
its power by creating a crushing national debt through
improper and imprudent spending; and

WHEREAS, The federal government has abused its
power by invading the legitimate role of the states
through the manipulative process of federal mandates that
are to a great extent unfunded; and

WHEREAS, The federal government has ceased to
abide by a proper interpretation of the United States
Constitution; and

WHEREAS,  It is the solemn duty of state
legislatures to protect the liberty of the people and of
future generations by  proposing amendments to the United.
States Constitution that place  clear restraints on federal
power; and

WHEREAS, Article V of the United States,
Constitution authorizes the several state legislatures to
restrict the power of the federal ·government through the
amendment process; and

WHEREAS, Article V of the United States
Constitution provides that on application of the
legislatures of two-thirds of the several states Congress
shall call a convention for the purpose of proposing
amendments to the constitution; now, therefore,  be it

RESOLVED, That the 84th Texas Legislature apply to

Congress to call a convention under Article V of the

United States Constitution for the limited  purpose of

proposing one or more amendments  to the constitution

to impose fiscal restraints on the  federal government,

to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal

government, and to limit the terms of office of federal

officials and members of Congress.

May God help us in this endeavor.

Now this representative is doing his work.  It is  now up to the people to help him complete his mission.

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