Virginia Lawmakers Weighing Constitutional Convention Resolutions

The Virginia House and Senate could act this week on resolutions calling for a convention of the states as a way to try to rein in federal power and demand a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Measures calling for a convention to propose amendments that seek to curb federal power and impose term limits have recently advanced out of House and Senate committees.

Another resolution calls on Congress to call a convention to add a balanced budget amendment to the federal constitution, following in the footsteps of similar calls from other states. That measure has also been advanced by the House Rules Committee.

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