SR23: SR23 US Congress; limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected; apply to call a convention

25 LC 47 3209 Senate Resolution 23 By: Senators Cowsert of the 46th, Gooch of the 51st, Kennedy of the 18th, Albers of the 56th, Beach of the 21st and others ADOPTED SENATE A RESOLUTION Applying to the United States Congress to call a convention und er Article V of the1 Constitution of the United States limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of2 the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a3 member of the United States House of Representatives and to set a limit on the number of4 terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States Senate; and for other5 purposes.6 WHEREAS, Article V of the Constitution of the United States req uires Congress to call a7 convention limited to proposing amendments to the Constitution upon application of8 two-thirds of the states; and9 WHEREAS, limiting the terms of members of the United States House of Representatives10 and United States Senate would be in the most immediate and best interest of the citizens of11 the nation.12 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF13 GEORGIA that this body does hereby apply to the United States C ongress to call a14 convention pursuant to Article V of the Constitution of the Uni ted States for the sole and15 express purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set16 S. R. 23 - 1 - 25 LC 47 3209 a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States17 House of Representatives and to set a limit on the number of te rms that a person may be18 elected as a member of the United States Senate.19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this application shall be considered as covering the same20 subject matter as the applications from other states to Congress to call a convention to set a21 limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected to the House of Representatives22 of the United States and the Senate of the United States; and t his application shall be23 aggregated with those of other states for the purpose of attain ing the two-thirds of states24 necessary to require Congress to call a limited convention on t his subject, but shall not be25 aggregated with any other applications on any other subject.26 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Assembly of Georgia ins ists that the27 convention be solely limited to strict consideration of the sub ject matter contained in this28 resolution and that the United States Congress enact a severe c riminal penalty for persons29 who violate the finite scope of the call.30 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this application constitutes a continuing application in31 accordance with Article V of the Constitution of the United Sta tes of America until the32 legislatures of at least two-thirds of the several states have made applications on the same33 subject.34 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Speaker of the House of Represe ntatives is35 authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this reso lution available for36 distribution to the President and Secretary of the Senate of the United States; to the Speaker,37 Clerk, and Judiciary Committee Chairperson of the House of Representatives of the United38 S. R. 23 - 2 - 25 LC 47 3209 States; to members of the General Assembly of Georgia; and to the presiding officers of each39 of the legislative houses in the several states, requesting their cooperation.40 S. R. 23 - 3 -