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Senate Resolution 262
By: Senator Cowsert of the 46th
A RESOLUTION
Applying for a convention of the states under Article V of the United States Constitution; and
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for other purposes.2
WHEREAS, the founders of the Constitution of the United States empowered state3
legislators to be guardians of liberty against future abuses of power by the federal4
government; and5
WHEREAS, the federal government has created a crushing national debt through improper6
and imprudent spending; and7
WHEREAS, it is the solemn duty of the states to protect the liberty of our people,8
particularly for the generations to come, by proposing an amendment to the Constitution of9
the United States through a convention of the states under Article V of the United States10
Constitution to place clear restraints on Congress to operate pursuant to a balanced budget11
subject to exceptions necessary to respond to emergencies and provide for the national12
defense.13
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF14
GEORGIA that the General Assembly of the State of Georgia hereby applies to Congress,15
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under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States, for the calling of
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a convention of the states limited to proposing an amendment to the United States17
Constitution imposing fiscal restraints on the federal government, requiring a balanced18
budget subject to exceptions necessary to respond to emergencies and provide for the19
national defense.20
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this application shall be deemed an application for a21
convention to address only the subject herein stated. For the purposes of determining22
whether two-thirds of the states have applied for a convention addressing any of the subjects23
stated herein, this application is to be aggregated with the applications of any other state24
legislatures for the single subject of balancing the federal budget, including, but not limited25
to, previously adopted applications from Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado,26
Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi,27
Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota,28
Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington,29
Utah, West Virginia, Wyoming, and Wisconsin; and this application shall be aggregated with30
the same for the purpose of attaining the two-thirds of states necessary to require the calling31
of a convention but shall not be aggregated with any applications on any other subject.32
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this application constitutes a continuing application in33
accordance with Article V of the Constitution of the United States until the legislatures of34
at least two-thirds of the several states have made applications on the same subject.35
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is hereby authorized and36
directed to make appropriate copies of this application available for distribution to the37
President and Secretary of the United States Senate and to the Speaker and Clerk of the38
United States House of Representatives; to the members of the United States Senate and39
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United States House of Representatives from this state; and to the presiding officers of each
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of the legislative houses in the several states requesting their cooperation.41
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