HCR9 rescinds New Hampshire’s 2012 application for a constitutional convention under Article V of the U.S. Constitution.
The New Hampshire State House of Representatives voted against declaring HCR9 “inexpedient to legislate” on March 14, 2024 by a vote of 128 to 238. We have assigned pluses to the nays 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. Rescission resolutions are a great step toward preserving the constitution. We need more precise and immediate solutions to 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 unconstitutional federal actions.