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Nebraska Legislators Approve Constitutional Convention Resolution

Nebraska Legislators Approve Constitutional Convention Resolution

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Nebraska became the seventeenth state to officially call for a Constitutional Convention by approving a resolution for one last week.

Senator Megan Hunt of Omaha called it a foolish effort…

Senator Mike Flood of Norfolk says it’s the process available to change the course of the country…..

The resolutions sponsor, Senator Steve Halloran of Hastings, says it is the way for states to exert their rights….

The resolution was approved on a vote of thirty-two to eleven.
Thirty-four states have to approve the resolution before a convention could be called.

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