Convention on Balancing Budget Faces Growing State Calls
The push for a constitutional convention to draft a balanced budget amendment gains momentum as 27 states call Congress to summon a convention. Debate centers on a mandatory balanced budget, the constitutional route, and risks of a wild, broad rewriting of the document.
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New York Times
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Congress
Carter
Mr. Davidson
Davidson
Philadelphia
Debate Over Constitutional Convention Grows Amid Uncertainty
The article outlines fears of a runaway convention and differing views on containing a convention. Senator Birch Bayh questions Congress’s ability to limit a convention while legal scholars disagree. The prospect of a 34th state, budget balancing, and a possible convention procedure framework dominate discussion with 73 percent public support in a Times CBS poll.
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Maryland
National Taxpayers Union
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Two liquor officials fined for giving free drinks in court
Charleston West Virginia AP report says two liquor company officials pleaded guilty last December to giving free liquor to state officials and employees. Lewis E. Horn of Richmond Virginia and Henry Wood of Farmington Michigan were fined $2,000 each by U.S. District Judge John Copenhaver Jr after their December pleas. Horn and Wood are controlled states managers for Brown Foreman Distillers Inc and Jack Daniels Distillery. The firms had already paid $4,000 earlier and both declined to attend when the judge imposed the maximum $1,000 per count.
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Mich
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