A movement is afoot from state lawmakers who believe the federal
government has amassed far too much power, to the detriment of state
authority and autonomy.
They’re embarking on a massive undertaking -- crafting a set of guidelines for considering amendments to the U.S. Constitution in order to shift more power back to the states.
Just blocks from the White House, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., state lawmakers representing different political stripes and 28 states from Alaska to Florida this week brainstormed suggestions for going about an Article V convention to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
Their specific causes are many, ranging from campaign finance reform after the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, to EPA regulation overreach, to the need for a balanced federal budget amendment. Those differences will need refining eventually. Still, lawmakers rallied around one thing at a gathering of the Assembly of State Legislatures in Washington, D.C. -- the need to reign in Washington.
http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/state-lawmakers-nationwide-look-shift-power-away-dc?utm_source=December+11%2c+2014&utm_campaign=Morning+Lead+12/10&utm_medium=email
They’re embarking on a massive undertaking -- crafting a set of guidelines for considering amendments to the U.S. Constitution in order to shift more power back to the states.
Just blocks from the White House, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., state lawmakers representing different political stripes and 28 states from Alaska to Florida this week brainstormed suggestions for going about an Article V convention to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
Their specific causes are many, ranging from campaign finance reform after the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, to EPA regulation overreach, to the need for a balanced federal budget amendment. Those differences will need refining eventually. Still, lawmakers rallied around one thing at a gathering of the Assembly of State Legislatures in Washington, D.C. -- the need to reign in Washington.
http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/state-lawmakers-nationwide-look-shift-power-away-dc?utm_source=December+11%2c+2014&utm_campaign=Morning+Lead+12/10&utm_medium=email
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