UPDATE | Florida CON-CON a GO-GO

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TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Florida lawmakers are calling on the federal government for a constitutional amendment to balance the federal budget.

Florida Senate President Jeff Atwater and House Speaker Larry Cretul announced Monday that they have filed a joint resolution calling on congress to convene an amendments convention to change the U.S. Constitution and require a balanced federal budget.

Florida's constitution requires the state to have a balanced budget. The U.S. Constitution has no such provision.

http://www.abcactionnews.com/content/news/local/story/Florid...

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Any one else hear about this?

"... March 16th the FL Senate will be voting on the SCR 10 bill which urges Congress to call a Constitutional Convention for the purpose of proposing amendments to provide for a balanced budget and limit the ability of Congress to dictate to states requirements for the expenditure of federal funds."

http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2010/Senate/bills/billt...

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I think that people should call in to urge them to not pass the

bill. A Con-Con is different from just adding a Constitutional Amendment...

"Truth is treason in the empire of lies." - Ron Paul

Nope

and I try really hard to stay up on these things.

" Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of they day; but a series of oppresssions...pursued unalterably, through every change of ministers, too plainly proove delibrate, systematical plan of reducing us to slavery..."
Tho

Nope

and I try really hard to stay up on these things.

" Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of they day; but a series of oppresssions...pursued unalterably, through every change of ministers, too plainly proove delibrate, systematical plan of reducing us to slavery..."
Tho

balanced budget has become a cause célèbre

... He said if 34 states make such a petition, Congress would have to call a convention to amend the Constitution.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/02/1507447/budget-mandate...

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