SJR0054 rescinds of all previous requests by the Illinois Legislature for a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution.
The Illinois State House of Representatives passed SJR0054 on April 8, 2022 by a vote of 66 to 42. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because 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. This rescission is a great step at preserving the constitution. We need more precise, and immediate solutions that would restore power back to the states and to the people, such as clear-cut proposals in Congress to repeal bad amendments or state nullification of specific unauthorized federal laws.