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mj0007/iStock/Getty Images Plus Hawaii State Capitol in Honolulu A Hawaii Senate committee controlled by Democratic Party legislators has passed two resolutions applying for an Article V constitutional convention.On Wednesday last week, the Senate Committee on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs voted in favor of Senate Resolution No. 168 (S.R. 168) and Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 196 (S.C.R. 196).These ...

marcusamelia/iStock/Getty Images Plus In a victory for the U.S. Constitution against efforts to radically change it, New York has rescinded all its applications for an Article V constitutional convention, or Con-Con.On March 20, the State Assembly passed Senate Resolution No. 1460 (B1460) by a 102-46 vote. Most Democrats voted for the resolution, and most Republicans against, though both parties had two ...