| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A resolution |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 memorializing Congress to call a convention to propose amendments to the United |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 States Constitution to impose fiscal constraints on the federal government, limit the |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 officials and for members of Congress. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 WHEREAS, the founders of our Constitution empowered state legislators to be guardians |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7of liberty against future abuses of power by the federal government; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 WHEREAS, the federal government has created a crushing national debt through improper |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9and imprudent spending; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 WHEREAS, the federal government has invaded the legitimate roles of the states through |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11the manipulative process of federal mandates, most of which are unfunded to a great extent; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 WHEREAS, the federal government has ceased to live under a proper interpretation of the |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13Constitution of the United States; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 WHEREAS, it is the solemn duty of the states to protect the liberty of our people, particularly |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15for the generations to come, by proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16through a convention of the states under article V for the purpose of restraining these and related |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17abuses of power; NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota, that pursuant to article V |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19of the Constitution of the United States, the Legislature of the state of Minnesota petitions the |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20Congress of the United States of America, at its session, to call a convention of the states limited |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21to proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraints on |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1.23terms of office for its officials and for members of Congress. |
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| 24 | 24 | | 1.24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this application constitutes a continuing application in |
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| 25 | 25 | | 1.25accordance with article V of the Constitution of the United States until the legislatures of at least |
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| 27 | 27 | | REVISOR CKM/AC 25-0353002/07/25 |
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| 28 | 28 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 29 | 29 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 30 | 30 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 31 | 31 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 32 | 32 | | H. F. No. 769 |
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| 33 | 33 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 34 | 34 | | Authored by Quam and Hudson02/13/2025 |
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| 35 | 35 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy 2.1two-thirds of the several states have made applications on the same subject. It supersedes all previous |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.2applications by this legislature on the same subject. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of State of the State of Minnesota is directed |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.4to prepare copies of this memorial and transmit them to the President and the Secretary of the United |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.5States Senate, the Speaker and the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, the presiding |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.6officers of both houses of the legislatures of the other states of the Union, and to Minnesota's |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.7Senators and Representatives in Congress. |
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| 43 | 43 | | REVISOR CKM/AC 25-0353002/07/25 |
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