Oklahoma lawmakers have passed resolutions asking Congress to convene a constitutional convention to consider a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Members of the Oklahoma House and Senate adopted separate measures Wednesday that call on Congress to convene a constitutional convention at the request of the states. The House passed the measure 53-42 and the Senate adopted its measure by a vote of 26-20.
The resolutions would add Oklahoma to the list of almost 30 states that have petitioned Congress for a constitutional convention. The constitution requires two-thirds of the 50 states, or 34, request a convention.
Opponents expressed concern that officials chosen to re-draft the federal constitution might try to limit individual freedoms it now guarantees.
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