SJM8008 rescinds prior applications for an Article V constitutional convention to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States.
The Washington State House of Representatives passed SJM8008 on April 9, 2025 by a vote of 81 to 16. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because rescinding applications for a constitutional convention protects the U.S. Constitution. A so-called “Convention of the States” would not be of “limited” purpose. Article V of the U.S. Constitution was designed to correct structural deficiencies in the federal government, not the behavior of its elected officials. Officials should pursue sound solutions to restore power back to the states and to the people, such as clear-cut proposals in Congress repeal bad amendments or state nullification of unconstitutional federal actions.
