B1460 would “rescind, repeal, cancel, nullify, and supersede” any and all prior applications by the Legislature for a convention under Article V o the U.S. Constitution.
The Assembly adopted B1460 on March 20, 2024, by a vote of 102 to 46. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because efforts to call an Article V constitutional convention (Con-Con) should be resisted. Instead of failing to uphold their oath of office and attempting to rewrite the U.S. Constitution, state legislators should act to immediately nullify all unconstitutional federal laws. Whenever the federal government assumes undelegated powers, in violation of the 10th Amendment, nullification of such acts is the proper remedy. Article V was designed to correct potential errors or defects in the Constitution, not to “misconstrue or abuse its powers.” We must use Article VI to enforce the Constitution, rather than use Article V to change it.
