{"id":30988,"date":"2022-01-10T17:04:54","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T23:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=30988"},"modified":"2022-01-11T07:52:16","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T13:52:16","slug":"convention-of-the-states-effort-advances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=30988","title":{"rendered":"Convention of the states effort advances"},"content":{"rendered":"

A resolution to authorize Nebraska to participate in a convention of the states advanced from general file Jan. 10.<\/p>\n

\"Sen.
Sen. Steve Halloran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LR14, introduced by Hastings Sen. Steve Halloran, would be Nebraska\u2019s application for a convention of the states authorized under the U.S. Constitution. If 34 states commit to a convention, states could propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution that would limit the size and authority of the federal government, consider fiscal restraints and consider term limits for members of Congress.<\/p>\n

Halloran said 15 state legislatures have called for such a convention. He said the nation\u2019s nearly $30 trillion debt is evidence that the federal government is acting irresponsibly.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe federal government needs an intervention,\u201d Halloran said. \u201cThe federal debt is spiraling out of control. America is now reaching a tipping point.\u201d<\/p>\n

Albion Sen. Tom Briese supported the resolution, saying he favors constraints on federal spending and term limits for members of Congress.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you believe as I do, you have to ask yourself, how else are you going to get this done?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Lincoln Sen. Adam Morfeld said the resolution could lead to a \u201crunaway convention\u201d that could go beyond LR14\u2019s intended scope. He added that a group met in America\u2019s infancy to revise the Articles of Confederation, but instead scrapped them entirely and adopted the U.S. Constitution.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only precedent we have, colleagues, is our current constitution, which went far outside the bounds of the original call,\u201d Morfeld said.<\/p>\n

Sen. Carol Blood of Bellevue also opposed LR14. She said several states have rescinded their applications for a convention of the states in recent years.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur constitution is not the problem,\u201d she said. \u201cThe problem is big money in campaigns.\u201d<\/p>\n

Morfeld offered an amendment that would prohibit a convention of the states from proposing any amendments to restrict, disempower or eliminate gun rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.<\/p>\n

Halloran called the amendment a \u201cpoison pill,\u201d because all state applications must be identical, and urged senators to vote against it.<\/p>\n

The Morfeld amendment failed on a vote of 12-22. LR14 then advanced to select file on a 32-10 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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