>Texas Governor Greg Abbot is calling for a Constitutional Convention of the States to bring Washington politicians back in line with the rule of law, and the spirit of the Constitution.
>According to a press release, Governor Abbott is proposing 9 additional amendments to the Constitution:
>Prohibit Congress from regulating activity that occurs wholly within one State.
>Require Congress to balance its budget.
>Prohibit administrative agencies—and the unelected bureaucrats that staff them—from creating federal law.
>Prohibit administrative agencies—and the unelected bureaucrats that staff them—from preempting state law.
>Allow a two-thirds majority of the States to override a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
>Require a seven-justice super-majority vote for U.S. Supreme Court decisions that invalidate a democratically enacted law.
>Restore the balance of power between the federal and state governments by limiting the former to the powers expressly delegated to it in the Constitution.
>Give state officials the power to sue in federal court when federal officials overstep their bounds.
>Allow a two-thirds majority of the States to override a federal law or regulation.