{"id":31132,"date":"2022-01-20T15:31:20","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T21:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=31132"},"modified":"2022-01-20T16:14:12","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T22:14:12","slug":"amended-convention-of-the-states-proposal-advanced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=31132","title":{"rendered":"Amended convention of the states proposal advanced"},"content":{"rendered":"

An amended resolution to authorize Nebraska to participate in a convention of the states advanced from select file Jan. 20.<\/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 power and jurisdiction of the federal government and impose fiscal restraints and term limits for members of Congress.<\/p>\n

Sen. Justin Wayne of Omaha supported the measure. He said such a convention would be more diverse than the one that produced the current U.S. Constitution and would give notice to Congress that citizens are unhappy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe likelihood that all these states are going to be able to pass this and be able to call [the convention] is very slim, but the message it sends is impactful,\u201d Wayne said.<\/p>\n

Sen. Wendy DeBoer of Bennington offered an amendment, adopted 32-0, which would rescind Nebraska\u2019s application on Feb. 1, 2027.<\/p>\n

DeBoer called her amendment an \u201colive branch\u201d to bring factions together. She acknowledged that there is a risk that such a convention would undermine the U.S. Constitution, but said it also was possible that it could produce needed change.<\/p>\n

Following adoption of the amendment, senators advanced LR14 to final reading on a 32-8 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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