State Attorneys General Urged to Sue Congress Over Fiscal Responsibility
State attorneys general are urged to sue Congress under Article V of the Constitution, citing the failure to address fiscal responsibility and the growing number of state applications for a constitutional convention.
State attorneys general are being urged to take legal action against Congress under Article V of the Constitution, citing the failure to address fiscal responsibility. This move comes as a growing number of states have active applications for a constitutional convention aimed at amending the document to address fiscal issues.
Article V of the Constitution states that Congress shall call a convention when two-thirds of the states file applications. Over three years ago, the Federal Fiscal Sustainability Foundation determined that 39 states had active applications for such a convention, with 30 limited to fiscal responsibility and nine plenary applications. This number rose to 40 states in 1983, with 32 being fiscal responsibility only applications. As recently as 2017, more than the required two-thirds of the states had active applications, but Congress failed to act.
The National Federalism Commission, an official interstate governmental body, has confirmed these facts and is preparing for an Article V amendments convention.
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Over three years ago, the Federal Fiscal Sustainability Foundation determined that 39 states had active applications for an Article V amendments convention, with 30 limited to fiscal responsibility and nine plenary applications.
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The National Federalism Commission, an interstate governmental body, has confirmed these facts and is preparing for an Article V amendments convention.
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