Proposed Resolution for Pro Life and Term Limiting Constitutional Reform

As Introduced




###th General Assembly

Regular Session

2010-2011

S.R.###





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A JOINT RESOLUTION

Applying to the Congress of the United States pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution to call a constitutional convention for proposing amendments.





BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA:



WHEREAS, The People of Alabama believe that The United States is a Country established by our Founding Fathers firmly on Judeo-Christian Principals; and



WHEREAS, The People of Alabama believe that Life begins at conception and All Human Life should be acknowledged and protected as being sacred beginning at the moment of conception and continuing on until the moment of natural, unassisted death; and



WHEREAS, The United States Congress has proven itself to be controlled to a large degree by “Special Interests” whose interests are not necessarily the same as those of the States or those of the American people; and



WHEREAS, The number of consecutive terms served by United States Senators and Members of the United States House of Representatives is not currently limited by the Constitution of The United States; and



WHEREAS, The People of Alabama feel strongly that the unlimited number of terms able to be served by United States Senators and members of the United States House of Representatives is detrimental to The People of Alabama and The People of The United States; and



WHEREAS, With each passing year, this nation becomes more deeply in debt as its expenditures exceed available revenues; and





WHEREAS, Fiscal prudence requires that certain steps be taken to control the growth of the budget and eliminate excessive deficits; and



WHEREAS, Article V of the United States Constitution requires the United States Congress to call a constitutional convention upon the application of two-thirds of the legislatures of the several states for the purpose of proposing amendments to the United States Constitution; now therefore be it



RESOLVED, That the Legislature of the State of Alabama, pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution, hereby applies to the Congress to call a constitutional convention for the purpose of proposing to the states for ratification, amendments to the United States Constitution containing the following provisions:



First, the amendment(s) shall acknowledge that The United States is a Nation founded on Judeo-Christian principals and shall insure that The People’s God-given Right to practice these beliefs shall not be infringed.



Second, The amendment(s) shall acknowledge that All Human Life is sacred and shall be protected from the moment of conception to the moment of natural death.



Third, the amendment(s) shall establish term limits for the members of The United States Senate and The United States House of Representatives.



Fourth, the amendment(s) shall require the President to submit and the Congress to adopt only balanced budgets for all federal programs and agencies, except in times of war, in which case such deficit spending shall be strictly and unquestionably “War-Related”.



Fifth, the amendment(s) shall grant the President the authority to disapprove any item or items in any bill presented by the Congress to the President in addition to the President's authority to disapprove entire bills pursuant to Article I, Section 7 of the United States Constitution.



Sixth, the amendment(s) shall require the President to submit and the Congress to adopt budgets for all federal programs and agencies on a biennial rather than annual basis; and be it further



RESOLVED, That this application constitutes a continuing application in accordance with Article V of the United States Constitution until at least two-thirds of the legislatures of the several states have made application for a constitutional convention or the Congress has proposed amendment(s) to the United States Constitution equivalent to the amendment(s) proposed in this resolution; and be it further



RESOLVED, That, if the convention called by the Congress is not limited in subject to the amendment proposed in this resolution, any delegates, representatives, or participants from the State of Alabama asked to participate in the convention are permitted to debate and vote only on the proposed amendment(s) contained within this resolution or an equivalent amendment; and be it further



RESOLVED, That if two-thirds of the legislatures of the several states make application to the Congress to call a constitutional convention, the State of Alabama demands that such a convention be called not later than six months after the Congress receives the thirty-fourth application from a state legislature; and be it further



RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore and Secretary of the United States Senate, the members of the Alabama Congressional delegation, the presiding officer of each house of each state legislature in the United States, and the news media of Alabama.