October 2, 2014, Introduced by Rep. McMillin and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
A joint resolution applying to the congress of the United
States to call a convention to propose an amendment to the
constitution of the United States to prohibit congress from
exercising certain powers.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the state of Michigan:
Section 1. The legislature of the state of Michigan hereby
makes application to the congress of the United States of america,
under the provisions of article V of the constitution of the United
States, for the call of a convention for proposing amendments.
Section 2. This application is for a convention limited to
considering amendments proposing the following:
(a) Congress's power to regulate commerce is not a plenary
grant of power to the federal government to regulate and control
economic activity but a specific grant of power limited to
preventing states from impeding commerce and trade between and
among the several states.
(b) Congress's power to regulate commerce does not extend to
activity within a state, whether or not it affects interstate
commerce; nor does it extend to compelling an individual or entity
to participate in commerce or trade.
Section 3. This application shall be deemed an application for
a convention to address each and any of the subjects in section 2.
For purposes of determining whether two-thirds of the states have
applied for a convention addressing any subject, this application
is to be aggregated with the applications of any other state
legislatures limited to one or more of the subjects in section 2.
Section 4. This is a continuing application and remains in
effect until rescission by any sitting session of the legislature
of this state. This application does not constitute a recognition
that any particular activity or activities currently undertaken by
the federal government is or are authorized by the constitution.
Section 5. Resolved further, That the secretary of state shall
transmit copies of this application to the president and secretary
of the United States Senate, to the speaker and clerk of the United
States House of Representatives, to the archivist of the United
States, and to each member of this state's delegation to the
congress and that printed copies be sent to each house of each
state legislature in the United States.