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This Concurrent Resolution is a formal request from the state legislature to the U.S. Congress to call a convention of the states, as permitted by Article V of the U.S. Constitution. The resolution argues that the federal government has overspent, encroached on states' rights, and strayed from a proper interpretation of the Constitution, leading to a "crushing national debt" and federal mandates that are often unfunded. The purpose of this convention would be to propose amendments to the Constitution specifically aimed at 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 directs the state's clerk to send copies of this application to Congress and the legislatures of other states, and it will remain in effect until at least two-thirds of the states have made similar applications.