Florida first state in America to call for a Term Limits Convention
Florida is officially the first state in America to call for the Term Limits Convention. The Florida Senate passed HM 417 today by an overwhelming voice vote, and in doing so sent a powerful message to the Washington, D.C. elite: “Enough is Enough!”
The Term Limits Convention will be triggered when two-thirds of the states (34 total) have made this commitment. It will have the ability to propose a constitutional amendment to term limit Congress once and for all.
As the bill made its committee stops in the Florida, state legislators constantly remarked on the high volume of calls and emails they had received about it. Translation: your energy and activism had a huge impact.
It couldn’t have been done without active support from the citizens of Florida and around the country.
This campaign is more than one state, though. It is a nationwide grassroots movement to take back our Congress from career politicians. This momentum coming out of Florida will help propel the bills proposed in Alabama, Alaska, Missouri, South Carolina and Tennessee. We expect to have Convention bills filed over the next few weeks in Colorado, Georgia, West Virginia, Louisiana, Michigan, and Utah.
We know we can count on you as we go forward with this to deliver congressional term limits to the American people.
UPDATE: In the end, it was nearly unanimous. With no ‘nay’ votes in the House at the end of January and perhaps three in the Senate yesterday, the Florida legislature approved the Term Limits Convention application with voice votes.
With this bipartisan vote, Florida became the first state to officially request an amendment convention limited to the issue of Congressional term limits under Article V of the U.S. Constitution.
Under Article V, if two-thirds of the states request such a convention, Congress ‘shall’ call it. States will send delegates to craft the amendment and then it would be sent to the states for ratification by three-quarters of them, or 38.
The victory in Florida was a boost to the 12 other states with active Term Limits Convention campaigns under way. These are Alaska, Utah, Colorado, Missouri, Louisiana, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia, Michigan, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina.
Special thanks to Florida Rep. Larry Metz and Sen. Aaron Bean for taking the lead as sponsors on these bills, attending to the committee battles and bringing them to successful final votes.
Get involved! Sign up at www.termlimitsconvention.com.
BULLSHIT
THEY’RE CALLING FOR A CONCON (Constitutional Convention)
It’s the only way that can be done.
I’ll fight it to my dying breath. And Trace will fight it with all the Power & Financial assets of her corporation necessary.
A CONCON is i.e. wide open. There are no rules. They could abolish the Constitution with ease. Does anybody trust ANY current politician to rewrite the Constitution ???????
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“amendment convention limited to the issue of Congressional term limits under Article V of the U.S. Constitution.”
Seems clear enough.
I believe what he’s saying is that the Constitution doesn’t provide for a special purpose, one item agenda, Term Limits Convention, Get your 34 states to call for it and the foxes have taken over the henhouse. We can do this without messing with the Constitution. Start a national campaign to get voters to vote all incumbents out in the primaries. It’s done. But we don’t want to give these clowns, that we’re wanting to fire for failing to perform, carte blanche with the Constitution.
It is up to the states whether a convention is limited to a single topic or not. There have been some 400 state calls for a convention and by far the most — although not all — have been for a convention on a single subject. I would not support an open-end convention either.
But keep in mind that a “convention to propose amendments” under Article V does not have the power to enact, alter or abolish any law at any level or government. Article V is perfectly clear on this point. Any proposal made at convention has to be ratified by 3/4 of the states before any law is changed.
An “convention to propose amendments” under Article V does not have the power to enact, alter or abolish any law at any level or government, certainly not the Constitution! Article V is perfectly clear on this point. Any proposal made at convention has to be ratified by 3/4 of the states before any law is changed. Your fears are unwarranted.
A “convention to propose amendments” under Article V does not have the power to enact, alter or abolish any law at any level of government, certainly not the Constitution! Article V is perfectly clear on this point. Any proposal made at convention has to be ratified by 3/4 of the states before any law is changed. Your fears are unwarranted.