1 | House Memorial |
2 | A memorial to the Congress of the United States, |
3 | urging Congress to propose to the states an amendment |
4 | to the Constitution of the United States that would |
5 | limit the consecutive terms of office which a member |
6 | of the United States Senate or the United States House |
7 | of Representatives may serve. |
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9 | WHEREAS, Article V of the Constitution of the United States |
10 | authorizes Congress to propose amendments to the Constitution |
11 | which shall become valid when ratified by the states, and |
12 | WHEREAS, a continuous and growing concern has been |
13 | expressed that the best interests of this nation will be served |
14 | by limiting the terms of members of Congress, a concern |
15 | expressed by the founding fathers, incorporated into the |
16 | Articles of Confederation, attempted through legislation adopted |
17 | by state legislatures, and documented in recent media polls, |
18 | NOW, THEREFORE, |
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20 | Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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22 | That the Florida Legislature respectfully petitions the |
23 | Congress of the United States to propose to the states an |
24 | amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the |
25 | number of consecutive terms which a person may serve in the |
26 | United States Senate or the United States House of |
27 | Representatives. |
28 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be |
29 | dispatched to the President of the United States, to the |
30 | President of the United States Senate, to the Speaker of the |
31 | United States House of Representatives, and to each member of |
32 | the Florida delegation to the United States Congress. |