by MAGGIE LEE mlee@macon.com January 24, 2014
ATLANTA
-- In probably the first hearing at the state Capitol this year to fill a room,
the Senate Rules Committee approved a resolution by state Sen. Cecil Staton
that calls for a convention of states to modify the U.S. Constitution.
His
Senate Resolution 736 calls for states to band together to make the federal
government live within its means, impose federal term limits and limit other
powers wielded in Washington.
"One
of the things I hear most from my constituents today is utter frustration
with what's going on in our federal government," said Staton, R-Macon,
calling it a "bloated and abusive government that spends too much (money)
and is overreaching into Americans' lives."
Some 100 activists decked out in the colors of the U.S. flag watched more than a dozen of their own testify about what they said are unconstitutional measures coming out of parts of the federal government, from the Affordable Care Act to the Transportation Security Administration.
Committee
Republicans supported the measure while Democrats declined in the Friday vote.
It could appear on the Senate floor for debate as early as next week.
On
the state House side, fans of the measure are trying to drum up support.
Ahead
of the Senate hearing, state Rep. Buzz Brockway, R-Lawrenceville, invited his
colleagues to a lunch he bankrolled, featuring the national leader of the
convention movement, Michael Farris.
Farris
is working to get 34 states to pass similar resolutions in order to hold the
convention. If Senate Resolution 736 proves popular enough to speed through the
state Capitol, Georgia may be the first to sign on.
Other
states have proposed a convention under the Constitution's Article V, which
allows two-thirds of the states to call a convention. A constitutional convention
has not been convened since 1787.
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Comments:
GA
SR 736 calling for an Article V Constitutional Convention is a dangerous mistake.
We need to return to compliance with the U.S. Constitution, not replace it
while the bad guys are in charge. George
Soros is promoting it and the “Left” have figured out a way to control the
outcome and It’s not good. This is a Trojan Horse.
Norb
Leahy Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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