Solon wants constitutional convention

Rep. Tom Loertscher, R-Iona, proposed legislation this morning calling for Idaho to petition for a convention of states to amend the U.S. Constitution to restrict the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, “and no other amendments,” he said. This comes after a Senate bill, SCR 108 , was introduced last week to petition for a constitutional convention to enact a balanced budget amendment. Loertscher’s proposal is in line with one outlined by former Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn on a visit to Idaho last week, on behalf of the Convention of the States Project / Betsy Russell , Eye on Boise. More here.

Q: Do you support a constitutional convention to amend the U.S. Constitution?