The Sovereignty Amendment is not an active Article V
initiative that is being presently considered by Legislators.
Application
on the United States Congress Calling for the
___________________
Amendment Convention
THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEMPLATE
Concurrent
Resolution No.
The
Legislature of the State of Template Calls on the United States Congress to
convene the Countermand Amendment Convention under the authority reserved to
State Legislatures in Article V of the United States Constitution.
WHEREAS,
Article IV, Section 4
of the Constitution of the United States guarantees to every State a Republican
form of government which gives each State equal standing when calling for
Amendment Conventions.
WHEREAS,
Article V of the
Constitution of the United States reserves to the several States the right to
call for an Amendment Convention for the purpose of proposing Amendments to the
United States Constitution when Congress, the Courts, or the Executive Branch
refuse to address an egregious wrong suffered by the people; and
WHEREAS,
The State Legislatures alone have the authority (as elected Representatives of
the People) to ‘Call’ on the United States Congress to convene an Article V
Amendment Convention and to ‘limit’ the agenda and authority of Delegates they
send to a convened Article V Convention. This sovereign authority does not
reside in United States Congress, nor in the Federal or State Courts, nor in the
Federal Executive Branch, nor in State Executive Branches of government. This
authority resides solely in STATE LEGISLATURES.
WHEREAS,
The United States Congress is charged by the Constitution to facilitate the
Applications from the States in an orderly and expeditious manner and to convene
the ‘Article V Countermand Amendment Convention’ when two thirds of the Several
States have completed their applications.
WHEREAS,
The Countermand
Amendment Convention will be a “Single Issue Amendment Convention" defined by
State Legislatures. The delegates summoned to this convention by Congress will
have the authority to deliberate on and decide if the Countermand Amendment, as
pre-approved by State Legislatures, should be sent back to the State
Legislatures for ratification. Absolutely no other business will be authorized
at this Convention; therefore, be it
Resolved
by the Legislature of
Template
That the United States Congress
convene a “Single Issue Amendment Convention” called the COUNTERMAND AMENDMENT
CONVENTION for the sole purpose to decide if the proposed Amendment should be
sent back to the State Legislatures for ratification. Congress is directed to
convene the Countermand Amendment Convention within 60 days from the date it
receives Applications from two thirds of the Several States; and, be it
Resolved,
That the Clerk forward a copy of this signed Agreement to the leadership in Both
Houses of the United States Congress.
This Article V Application
directing Congress to convene the Countermand Amendment Convention is hereby
entered into and approved by the Legislature of the State of Template on this
date:
Month:
___________________________ Day: _______ Year: __________.
Authorized Signatures with Titles:
Seal
of the State of Template
Name:
____________________________________ Title:____________
Name:
____________________________________ Title:____________
Name:
____________________________________ Title:____________
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