Title: 2022 Colorado Resolution
Original CoS Document (slug): 2022-colorado-resolution
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Attached File: 2022a_hjr1021_01.pdf
Created: 2022-04-17 10:29:50
Updated: 2023-04-17 23:00:00
Published: 2022-04-17 02:00:00
Converted: 2025-04-14T20:04:10.159057614
Second Regular Session
Seventy-third General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. R22-0563.01 Bob Lackner x4350
HJR22-1021
House Committees
Senate Committees
State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 22-1021
CONCERNING AN APPLICATION TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS FOR
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AN ARTICLE
V CONVENTION OF THE STATES FOR PROPOSING
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AMENDMENTS TO THE
UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION THAT
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IMPOSE FISCAL RESTRAINTS ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
,
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LIMIT THE POWER AND JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL
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GOVERNMENT
, AND LIMIT THE TERMS OF OFFICE FOR ITS
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OFFICIALS AND FOR MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS.
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WHEREAS, The founders of our Constitution empowered state
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legislators to be guardians of liberty against future abuses of power by the
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federal government; and
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WHEREAS, The federal government has created a crushing
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national debt through improper and imprudent spending; and
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HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Hanks, Baisley, Bockenfeld, Bradfield, Catlin, Holtorf, Lynch, Pelton, Pico, Rich, Soper,
Will
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
(None),
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
WHEREAS, The federal government has invaded the legitimate
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roles of the states through the manipulative process of federal mandates,
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most of which are unfunded to a great extent; and
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WHEREAS, The federal government has ceased to live under a
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proper interpretation of the Constitution of the United States; and
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WHEREAS, It is the solemn duty of the states to protect the liberty
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of our people, particularly for generations to come, by proposing
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amendments to the Constitution of the United States through a convention
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of the states under article V for the purpose of restraining these and
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related abuses of power; now, therefore,
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Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-third
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General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
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(1) That the Colorado General Assembly hereby applies to the
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United States Congress, under the provisions of article V of the
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Constitution of the United States, for the calling of a convention of the
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states limited to proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United
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States that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the
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power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of
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office for its officials and for members of Congress; and
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(2) That this application constitutes a continuing application in
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accordance with article V of the Constitution of the United States until
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the legislatures of at least two-thirds of the several states have made
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applications on the same subject.
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Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent
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to the President and Secretary of the United States Senate, the Speaker
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and Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, each member
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of Colorado's congressional delegation, and to the officers of each of the
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legislative houses in the several states, requesting their cooperation.
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HJR22-1021
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