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Louisiana’s Anti-Debt Resolution Fuels Movement for Constitutional Amendment

Constitution, Featured, Pelican Site FeaturedBy Kevin Mooney October 31, 2011 Leave a comment

Big spenders in Congress who continue to inflate the national debt at the expense of future generations could be brought to heel if a Louisiana resolution in favor of a proposed constitutional amendment continues to catch on in other states.

North Dakota the First to Pass New Tactic Against Federal Debt

Budget, Constitution, FeaturedBy Fergus Hodgson April 12, 2011 Leave a comment

The National Debt Relief Amendment, which would mandate state approval before increases in the federal debt limit, has now passed in North Dakota. At least seven other states have equivalent resolutions either pending or with pledged sponsors, for what would be the first ever state initiated amendment to the U.S. Constitution.