Nebraska Becomes 17th State Calling for Convention to Amend U.S. Constitution
30th January 2022
Nebraska state Sen. Steve Halloran (R), the resolution’s sponsor, said in an email to Newsweek he pushed it because “it is evident that Congress cannot control its runaway spending,” noting the significant increase of the national debt under presidencies of both political parties.
“Additionally, over time the federal government has exceeded its constitutional authority, taking too much authority from the States,” Halloran, of Hastings, said. “The States need to exercise their constitutional authority by proposing amendments through an Article V Convention of States to restrain the federal government from driving our country into insolvency.”