Post by Logan on Feb 4, 2016 5:19:59 GMT -6
JUNEAU — A Senate committee heard testimony on Wednesday on an effort to amend the U.S. Constitution and establish a mechanism for states to overturn certain federal decisions.
Seven senators have signed onto resolutions related to that effort, including Sen. Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage.
McGuire, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, which heard the measures Wednesday, said she believed it was the committee’s intent to pass the resolutions through. “I don’t think you’ll find a whole lot of opposition,” she said.
One resolution calls for the convention and the other lays out a framework for delegates. The effort calls on legislators in the other 49 states to apply for a convention as well.
Read more: juneauempire.com/state/2016-02-03/lawmakers-hear-resolution-strengthen-states-rights
Seven senators have signed onto resolutions related to that effort, including Sen. Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage.
McGuire, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, which heard the measures Wednesday, said she believed it was the committee’s intent to pass the resolutions through. “I don’t think you’ll find a whole lot of opposition,” she said.
One resolution calls for the convention and the other lays out a framework for delegates. The effort calls on legislators in the other 49 states to apply for a convention as well.
Read more: juneauempire.com/state/2016-02-03/lawmakers-hear-resolution-strengthen-states-rights