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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.5102 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20020411 Primary Sponsor:Klauber All Sponsors:Klauber, Campsen Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\bbm\9031zw02.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Finance Committee 06 SF Date of Last Amendment:20020509 Subject:Balanced Federal Budget and Constitutional Convention, provisions regarding History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 20020515 Introduced, read first time, 06 SF referred to Committee ------ 20020513 Scrivener's error corrected House 20020510 Read third time, sent to Senate House 20020509 Amended, read second time, unanimous consent for third reading on Friday, 20020510 House 20020508 Committee report: Favorable with 25 HJ amendment House 20020418 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Campsen House 20020411 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on May 8, 2002 - Word format Revised on May 9, 2002 - Word format Revised on May 13, 2002 - Word format
AMENDED
May 9, 2002
H. 5102
S. Printed 5/9/02--H. [SEC 5/13/02 2:09 PM]
Read the first time April 11, 2002.
TO REPEAL JOINT RESOLUTION 775 OF 1976 WHICH CALLED ON CONGRESS TO BALANCE THE FEDERAL BUDGET THROUGH SUBMITTING AN APPROPRIATE AMENDMENT TO THE STATES FOR RATIFICATION OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE TO CALL A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION FOR THIS PURPOSE, AND TO DISAVOW ANY OTHER CALLS FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION BY ANY MEANS EXPRESSED.
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Whereas, the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, acting with the best of intentions, at various times and during various sessions, has previously made applications to Congress to call one or more conventions to propose either a single amendment concerning a specific subject or to call a general convention to propose an unspecified and unlimited number of amendments to the United States Constitution, pursuant to the provisions of Article V thereof; and
Whereas, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States of America Warren E. Burger, former Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Arthur J. Goldberg, and other leading constitutional scholars agree that such a convention may propose sweeping changes to the Constitution, any limitations or restrictions purportedly imposed by the states in applying for such a convention or conventions to the contrary notwithstanding, thereby creating an imminent peril to the well-established rights of the citizens and the duties of various levels of government; and
Whereas, the Constitution of the United States of America has been amended many times in the history of this nation and may be amended many more times, without the need to resort to a constitutional convention, and has been interpreted for more than two hundred years and has been found to be a sound document which protects the lives and liberties of the citizens; and
Whereas, there is no need for, rather, there is great danger in, a new constitution or in opening the Constitution to sweeping changes, the adoption of which would only create legal chaos in this nation and only begin the process of another two centuries of litigation over its meaning and interpretation. Now, therefore,
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Joint Resolution 775 of 1976 is repealed.
SECTION 2. The General Assembly of the State of South Carolina disavows any other calls or applications, by any means expressed, including, but not limited to S.1024 of 1978, to Congress for a constitutional convention.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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