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This concurrent resolution calls for a convention under Article V of the U.S. Constitution to propose an amendment that would establish a new process for appointing Supreme Court Justices, specifically focusing on creating regular appointment intervals and implementing term limits for Justices. The resolution acknowledges the states' role in ensuring the federal government remains within its constitutional powers and seeks to address concerns about the current Supreme Court appointment system. Pennsylvania's General Assembly is formally requesting that Congress call a limited convention on this specific topic, and the resolution directs the Secretary of the Commonwealth to transmit copies of the application to various federal and state legislative officials. Importantly, the resolution specifies that this application can only be aggregated with similar applications from other states seeking the same constitutional amendment, and it will remain a valid application until at least two-thirds of state legislatures have made similar requests. The resolution emphasizes that agreeing to call for an Article V convention does not commit Pennsylvania to approving any proposals that might emerge from such a convention, and any potential amendments would still require ratification by three-fourths of the states.

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