Term limits, a balanced budget: Ohio Republicans want to amend the U.S. Constitution
A pair of Republicans want Ohio to join a national effort to amend the U.S. Constitution with term limits for members of Congress and a balanced federal budget.
"It’s time for the states to step up," Rep. Riordan McClain, R-Upper Sandusky, said.
His proposal, House Joint Resolution 1, would submit Ohio's official application for a Convention of States to create new amendments in three specific areas: A balanced budget, term limits and reducing the jurisdiction of the federal government.
"Congress has had plenty of time to act on the subject items that we’ve laid out," McClain said. "But they've shown an unwillingness to pursue these important measures. I see no other path."
Read more: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2022/01/20/ohio-republicans-call-convention-amend-u-s-consitution/6564721001/
(Columbus Dispatch)
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