GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2015
H 1
| Sponsors: | Representatives Jones,Millis,Riddell, and Pendleton (Primary Sponsors).For a complete list of Sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly Web Site. |
| Referred to: | Judiciary I. |
February 5, 2015
A JOINT RESOLUTION APPLYING TO CONGRESS FOR AN ARTICLE V CONVENTION OF THE STATES WITH THE PURPOSE OF PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.
Whereas, the Founders of the Constitution of the United States empowered State Legislators to be guardians against actual or potential abuses of power by the federal government; and
Whereas, the federal government has increasingly usurped legitimate roles of the States; and
Whereas, the federal government has created a crushing national debt through unsustainable budgeting and spending; and
Whereas, it is the solemn duty of the States to protect freedom and opportunity for our citizens, including the generations to come; and
Whereas, Article V of the United States Constitution authorizes a process to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States through a Convention of the States to place clear restraints on these and related abuses of power; Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
SECTION 1. The Legislature of the State of North Carolina 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 its officials and for members of Congress.
SECTION 2. The Secretary of State shall transmit copies of this application to the President of the United States, Secretary of the United States Senate, the Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, the members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation, and the presiding officers of each of the legislative house in the several States requesting their cooperation.
SECTION 3. 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.
SECTION 4. This resolution is effective upon ratification.
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Every sponsor of this resolution is a Republican. They clearly have no concept of the consequences of an Article V Convention. Remember Nancy Pelosi’s statement that we have to pass the legislation in order to see what is in the legislation? Remember the colonial convention to amend the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union? Once these politicians convene a convention, they will be able to usurp power in any fashion they please. Do not be fooled that it will be constrained by limitations prior to its inception. If you want to know what a Con-Con will bring, you will have to convene a Con-Con. In other words, we will only know what will be passed after they pass it.
Does anyone really expect the politicians who have sold out our Liberty to restore it? If these power hungry politicians were truly concerned about Liberty, they would pass a resolution to return to the limitations granted by Article I, Section 8. Maybe they should pass a resolution to enforce the 9th and 10th Amendments. But then that is not the point. I am very surprised that George Cleveland would support this effort.
David DeGerolamo
Jones is my State Representative so I wrote to him suggesting other options like repealing the 17th Amendment and strengthening 9th and 10th Amendment rights in the State Legislature. I don’t expect any significant type of response, but I’ll keep you posted if he does.
Remember, nothing the convention does will have any effect unless ratified by 3/4 of the States. Republicans control most State legislative chambers.
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/11/06/wave-gop-will-control-more-state-legislative-chambers-than-ever-before-n1915164
That is not true. The Delegates to such a convention are the Sovereign Representatives of The People and have the Right to throw off this Form of government. Our Constitution of 1787 is our “Form” of government.
It is IMPOSSIBLE to stop Delegates from imposing a new Constitution.
Our 1st Constitution was the Articles of Confederation.
The Constitution we now have is our 2nd Constitution.
How did we get from the 1st Constitution to the 2nd Constitution?
There was a convention to amend the 1st Constitution.
But instead of proposing amendments to the 1st Constitution, the Delegates wrote a new Constitution -- the one we now have.
AND they changed the mode of ratification: Our 1st Constitution required all of the then 13 States to ratify Amendments. But out 2nd Constitution provided at Article VII that it would be effective if only 9 States ratified it.
It is impossible to stop this from happening if another convention is called.
COS has already admitted they plan to “re-write” our Constitution.
Other factions have already prepared the new Constitution THEY want:
Have you seen the Constitution for the Newstates of America? It is ratified by a Referendum called by the President. The States are dissolved .
Have you seen the Constitution for the New Socialist Republic of North America?
Have you seen the Marxist Constitution George Soros wants in place by the year 2020?
All they need to impose one of these Constitutions, or another one, is a convention.
And that is what treacherous FALSE FRIENDS and the people whom they have tricked are working to give them: A Convention so as to impose a new Constitution. Only the people who have been duped do not see this.
All this information has been out there for years -- decades -- you must open your eyes.
Or much blood will be on your hands.
Republics are not destroyed by honest people -- they are destroyed by false friends who deceive people into giving up their Republics.
In my opinion, if we do not get a Balanced Budget Amendment passed, we are headed towards a civil war.
In 1776, 70,000 Americans died, or 3% of the entire population, to stop the taxation and tyranny from an out of control king.
In 1860, 750,000 Americans died, or 3% of the entire population, because of a 50% Morrill Export tax which was put on all slave owning states in 1858.
Today we pay more than 50% of our incomes in taxes when you look at the federal income tax, the state income tax, the state sales tax, the ObamaCare Tax, the property taxes, the auto tax, the gas tax, the business license taxes, and the professional license taxes.
The part that will cause a civil war is when American Parents realize that there are only $1 Trillion real US Dollars printed and circulating in the entire world, yet Foreign Banking Cartels claim that we owe them $18 Trillion fake dollars. This is totally impossible.
When Americans finally realize that there is no way our Children can ever repay $18 Trillion fake dollars with only $1 Trillion real dollars, there is justification for a civil war. This is indentured slavery, with no hope of repaying the debt, for every child in America.
Would you give your life for your children?
Most Americans would do so and that is how we come to the brink of a third civil war in America.
If 3% die of Americans die today, it will be 10,000,000 Americans dying because we could not make the Federal Government Balance their Budget and reign in the fake debt.
All versions of the balanced budget amendment (BBA) permit Congress to waive the spending limits. So they do not restrain spending.
The BBA would accomplish something very different from what you think: It would change the constitutional criterion for spending FROM whether the object of spending is an enumerated power TO a limit on total spending.
Thus a BBA would transform our Constitution from one of enumerated powers only TO one of general and unlimited powers.
And since spending limits can be waived, you wouldn’t even get spending reduced.
All you would accomplish is a legalization of spending which is now unconstitutional as outside the scope of the powers delegated; and a transformation of the federal government from one of limited and clearly defined powers to one of general and unlimited powers.
Our Framers NEVER said that when the feds violate the Constitution the remedy is to change the Constitution.
Over & over, they advised manly resistance. I, and others, have written many time of the “rightful remedy” of nullification.
Furthermore, it is absolutely impossible for the fed gov’t to “balance the budget”! Surely you are aware of the hundreds of trillions in unfunded liabilities for such unconstitutional programs as social security, medicare, obamacare, etc.
@Publius, Thank you for your efforts. I and many more hear what you are saying, and agree. Thank you for coming to these small blogs ( no offense David :), thx for your work too) and replying to people’s concerns.
tayronachan
Thank you for the encouragement, Tayronachan. I am here to serve.