Bill Seeks To Amend U.S. Constitution To Allow States To Repeal Federal Laws
Thirty-four states must pass vote for amendment in constitutional amendment convention
A Republican delegate from Oak Hill wants to amend the U.S. Constitution to allow states to repeal a federal law by a two-thirds vote. Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-Oak Hill) prefiled a House joint resolution last month that seeks to establish Virginia's petition for a national amendment convention for the Constitution. The suggested amendment would enable state legislatures to repeal federal law within their own boundaries with a two-thirds vote. Furthermore, the resolution states that the petition would be immediately withdrawn if the amendment convention would seek to change or add other amendments. In layman's terms, this bill would force a convention to focus on a state-based repeal of federal law—an unprecedented reach to strengthen state …
Kristin Rubisch
5:04 pm on Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Mr. Walker, That is true that there are sufficient applications to start an Article V convention. This article, however, states that per the text of the bill, the petition is revoked if the convention would address any other amendment BUT the repeal amendment. In other words, this bill requires that in order for the convention to occur, 34 states will have to submit petitions to discuss this … more ›