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This Joint Resolution is an application by the State of South Carolina to the United States Congress to call a Convention of the States, as permitted by Article V of the U.S. Constitution, for the specific purpose of proposing amendments to the Constitution. The proposed amendments would focus on imposing fiscal restraints on the federal government, limiting its power and jurisdiction, and setting term limits for federal officials and members of Congress. The resolution also includes specific reservations and understandings to limit the scope of such a convention and outlines criteria for selecting delegates and their authority. The preamble highlights concerns about the federal government's unbalanced budget and growing national debt as justification for this action.