17 states have passed the resolution calling for a convention of states
A state senator calling for constitutional amendments said that "overreach on the part of the federal government" has forced states to attempt reform in a way never accomplished before.
The Nebraska Legislature passed a resolution Jan. 28 calling on states to begin the formal process to pass constitutional amendments that would limit the federal government's spending and jurisdiction, as well as set term limits for members of Congress.
"What's driving this as much as anything is overreach on the part of the federal government," Nebraska state Sen. Steve Halloran, who sponsored the resolution, told Fox News.
"The Founding Fathers had anxiety that that might happen," he said. "I don't believe they imagined that it would get to this point."
It takes 34 states to call the convention and 38 states are needed to ratify an amendment. Nebraska was the 17th state – marking the half-way point – to pass such a resolution since the effort started in 2013. Wisconsin passed one the week prior.
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A state senator calling for constitutional amendments said that "overreach on the part of the federal government" has forced states to attempt reform in a way never accomplished before.
The Nebraska Legislature passed a resolution Jan. 28 calling on states to begin the formal process to pass constitutional amendments that would limit the federal government's spending and jurisdiction, as well as set term limits for members of Congress.
"What's driving this as much as anything is overreach on the part of the federal government," Nebraska state Sen. Steve Halloran, who sponsored the resolution, told Fox News.
"The Founding Fathers had anxiety that that might happen," he said. "I don't believe they imagined that it would get to this point."
It takes 34 states to call the convention and 38 states are needed to ratify an amendment. Nebraska was the 17th state – marking the half-way point – to pass such a resolution since the effort started in 2013. Wisconsin passed one the week prior.
States one step closer in uphill, unconventional approach to amend Constitution, limit federal govt power
Nebraska became the 17th state to vote for a convention of states with the goal of amending the Constitution to reduce the power of the federal government.
