IDAHO: Vote Entire House: WED Oppose Constitutional Convention

Eagle Forum National Constitutional Issues Chairman Janine Hansen, 775-397-6859, director@nevadafamilies.org www.eagleforum.org. eagle@eagleforum.org February 18, 2025 When you forward please delete bottom portion which says unsubscribe or someone will unsubscribe for you. Please share with Friends and Family. We need your help! Please CALL or TEXT and Email   IDAHO HCR 10 and HCR9 passed the House Committee and now we expect a vote as early as Wednesday, Feb 19 after 11am   HCR 10: Article V Constitutional Convention with 3 Separate Applications including the Balancing the Federal Budget, from Convention of States: imposing fiscal restraints on the Federal Government, limiting the power and jurisdiction of the Federal Government and Term Limits. HCR 9: Article V Commissioners Bill which attempts to limit Convention Commissioners from Idaho by recalling them if they have exceeded the “scope of his authority.” At the same time the Article V Constitutional Convention continues with less representation from Idaho. This legislation is only to allay fears of a Convention.   MESSAGE: Please vote NO on HCR10 which makes applications to Congress for 3 separate Article V Constitutional Conventions for proposing amendments to the U.S. Constitution. And Vote NO on HCR9 the Article V Commissioners bill. There is no way to limit an Article V Convention. Conservative Supreme Court Justice Scalia called an Article V convention a “horrible idea,” to hold a constitutional convention in the age of special interests. “Once you get those people together, you never know what they’re going to do.” After the convention is convened the Convention will set its own rules and agenda. Liberal states like California and New York will all be there with radical agendas to eliminate the Electoral College and repeal the Second Amendment. (Or better yet write your own message.) More information below. My submitted testimony below.   Please CALL or TEXT the Republican House members listed below. The first number is their office number at the Capitol. The second number listed as a home number is probably a cell number. Kevin Andrus (208) 332-1045 (208) 240-0201 Chris Bruce (208) 332-1055 none listed Tanya Burgoyne (208) 332-1031 (208) 252-5502 David M. Cannon (208) 332-1086 (208) 332-1086 Brent Crane (208) 332-1058 (208) 466-0613 Jaron Crane (208) 812-2059 (208) 812-2059 Jeff Ehlers (208) 332-1072 (208) 278-2818 Dori Healey (208) 332-1176 (208) 718-0464 James Holtzclaw (208) 332-1041 (208) 284-9542 Steve Miller (208) 332-1061 (208) 332-1061 Brandon Mitchell (208) 332-1175 (208) 596-5001 Jason A. Monks (208) 332-1036 (208) 884-8684 Joe A. Palmer (208) 332-1062 (208) 332-1062 Douglas T. Pickett (208) 332-1123 (208) 450-5615 Charlie Shepherd (208) 332-1067 (208) 859-0023 Josh Tanner (208) 332-1057 (208) 781-5211 Steve C. Tanner (208) 332-1063 (208) 332-1063 John Vander Woude (208) 332-1037  (208) 888-4210 Josh Wheeler (208) 332-1179 (208) 360-3926   Please EMAIL also: KAndrus@house.idaho.gov, CBruce@house.idaho.gov, TBurgoyne@house.idaho.gov,  DCannon@house.idaho.gov, BCrane@house.idaho.gov, JCrane@house.idaho.gov, JEhlers@house.idaho.gov, DHealey@house.idaho.gov, JHoltzclaw@house.idaho.gov, SMiller@house.idaho.gov, BMitchell@house.idaho.gov, JMonks@house.idaho.gov, JPalmer@house.idaho.gov, DPickett@house.idaho.gov, CShepherd@house.idaho.gov, JTanner@house.idaho.gov, STanner@house.idaho.gov, JVanderWoude@house.idaho.gov, JoshWheeler@house.idaho.gov,   Link to House members Contact info: https://legislature.idaho.gov/house/membership/ Copy of HCR 10: https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/HCR010.pdf Text of HCR9: https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2023/legislation/HCR009.pdf   Chief Justice Warren Burger is the highest authority in the United States to ever speak out on a Constitutional Convention. He stated: “I have also repeatedly given my opinion that there is no effective way to limit or muzzle the actions of a Constitutional Convention. The Convention could make its own rules and set its own agenda. Congress might try to limit the Convention to one amendment or to one issue, but there is no way to assure that the Convention would obey. After a Convention is convened, it will be too late to stop the convention if we don’t like its agenda…” http://www.eagleforum.org/topics/concon/pdf/WarrenBurger-letter.pdf   More information from Eagle Forum: https://eagleforum.org/topics/concon.html   Janine Hansen’s submitted testimony. Eagle Forum National Constitutional Issues Chairman Janine Hansen, 775-397-6859, director@nevadafamilies.org February 17, 2026   Chairman and Members of the Committee. My name is Janine Hansen and I represent National Eagle Forum.   I was intrigued when I read HJR10 which includes three separate Article V Constitutional Convention applications for proposing amendments. We can envision the jeopardy one Constitutional Convention could place our nation in with so many competing States, amendments, ideas, special interests, and political agendas. But think of having three separate Conventions. Conservative Supreme Court Justice Scalia called an Article V convention a “horrible idea” in this age of special interests. “Once you get those people together, you never know what they’re going to do.”   We all hope President Trump will be successful in realigning our Federal Budget. A Balanced Budget Amendment would require taxes to be increased or spending to be cut. Idaho receives 41.08% of its state revenue from the Federal Government. So, a Balanced Budget would mean Idaho would have to significantly raise taxes. Of course, in case of emergency the Balanced Budget can be set aside. President Trump has declared a state of emergency because of the border and a national energy emergency.    The Convention of States language is the broadest and opens every Section of the Constitution to amendment. In fact, in the COS Pocket Guide they propose dozens of possible amendments. COS’s language “to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government,” was the purpose of the original Constitution. There was nothing wrong with the Constitution, but the 16th amendment income tax and 17th amendment direct election of Senators, both approved by the states, simply destroyed Federalism and the balance of power between the states and the federal government. Now every school district, city, county and state is controlled by the Federal government through money, grants, and mandates. As state Legislators you have the power to refuse federal money and mandates and turn back the tide of the overreaching federal government.   Until states get serious about rejecting federal money and mandates COS’s language of “imposing fiscal restraints on the federal government” will simply be impossible. Which state legislator as a delegate at a national Constitutional Convention will vote to defund their state of between 31% to 56% they receive from the federal government?   Of course, there is no language in Article V about how delegates are chosen. We can anticipate that every state will be there including California. Past Congressional bills regarding Article V rules always use the measure of the number of Electoral College votes each state has. So, California would have 54 and Idaho 4. California in 2023 passed an Article V application calling for the gutting of the Second Amendment.   Lastly, we have Term Limits at every election. Please vote No on HCR10. Thank you.