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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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57	57	SENATE JOINT
58	58	RESOLUTION 22 By: Standridge
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	A Joint Resolution calling a convention of states
66	66	under Article V of the United States Constitution for
67	67	the purpose of proposing an amendment to the United
68	68	States Constitution related to impeachment
69	69	proceedings for a standing President; providing for
70	70	construction application; directing transmissions;
71	71	and specifying that application constitute con tinuing
72	72	application for certain time period.
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77	77	WHEREAS, over the last 5 decades we have seen the impeachment
78	78	power of Congress over the Pres idency of the United States u sed
79	79	three times;
80	80	WHEREAS, no one will argue with the legitimacy of the first one
81	81	when the President was found using his office to potentially
82	82	undermine his political opposition ; and
83	83	WHEREAS, there will be debate for deca des more of the legitimacy
84	84	of the ensuing two impeachments; and
85	85	WHEREAS, it is of great concern that the power of impeachment by
86	86	Congress has become more of a political weapon than a responsibility
87	87	to remove a treasonous or treacherous Commander in Chief; and
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139	139	WHEREAS, the recent two impeachments seemed more a disagreement
140	140	in moral conduct on one hand and policy and posture positions on the
141	141	other versus a President that had betrayed his country; and
142	142	WHEREAS, certainly many in the nation disagreed with the sexual
143	143	misconduct of one president, and many disagreed wi th the
144	144	methodologies, attitude s and policies of the other; and
145	145	WHEREAS, many Americans believed neither rose to the level of
146	146	betrayal or high crimes; and
147	147	WHEREAS, if the power of impeach ment is going to be used for
148	148	political purposes then there must be a political cost if the
149	149	support isn't there; and
150	150	WHEREAS, like the prosecutor does every day, Congress needs to
151	151	feel fairly confident of a conviction before they start moving down
152	152	the road of impeachment; and
153	153	WHEREAS, it is the solemn duty of the states to protect the
154	154	liberty of our people, part icularly for the genera tions to come, by
155	155	proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States
156	156	through a convention of the states under Article V of the United
157	157	States Constitution to place clear restraints on these and related
158	158	abuses of power.
159	159	NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENAT E AND THE HOUSE OF
160	160	REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 1ST SESSION OF THE 58TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
161	161	THAT the Oklahoma Legislature here by applies to Congress, under
162	162	the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United
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214	214	States, for the calling of a convention of the states limited to
215	215	proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States
216	216	requiring that if Congress moves or has moved to i mpeach a sitting
217	217	President, gains the majority vote in the House of Representati ves
218	218	to impeach the President and that President does not vacate the
219	219	office for any reason other than the expiration of their current
220	220	term, but the Senate fails to convict that same Pres ident, the
221	221	individual serving as President shall be allowed an addition al
222	222	single term as President over the two-term limit laid out previously
223	223	in the Constitution; and
224	224	THAT this application shall be deemed an application for a
225	225	convention to address each or all of the subjects herein stated.
226	226	For the purposes of determining wh ether two-thirds of the states
227	227	have applied for a convention addressing any of the subjects stated
228	228	herein, this application is to be aggregated with the applications
229	229	of any other state legislatures for the single subjects of balancing
230	230	the federal budget, l imiting the power and jurisdiction of th e
231	231	federal government, or limiting the terms of federal officials; and
232	232	THAT the Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed to transmit
233	233	copies of this application to the President and Secretary of the
234	234	United States Senate and to the Speaker and Clerk of the United
235	235	States House of Representatives, to transmit copies to the members
236	236	of the United States Senate and United States House of
237	237	Representatives from this state and to transmit copies hereof to the
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289	289	presiding officers of each of the legislative houses in the several
290	290	states, requesting their cooperation; and
291	291	THAT this application constitutes a continuing application in
292	292	accordance with Article V of the Constitution of the United States
293	293	until the legislatures of at least two-thirds of the several states
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