By Chisum H.J.R. No. 121 A JOINT RESOLUTION 1-1 rescinding the previous application of the 65th Legislature of the 1-2 State of Texas to the Congress of the United States of America for 1-3 the calling of a constitutional convention for the purpose of 1-4 requiring a balanced federal budget, and rescinding any other 1-5 previous applications of the Legislature of the State of Texas to 1-6 the Congress of the United States of America for the calling of a 1-7 constitutional convention for any purpose, limited or general. 1-8 WHEREAS, Legislature of the State of Texas, acting with the 1-9 best of intentions, has previously made application to the Congress 1-10 of the United States of America for the calling of a constitutional 1-11 convention for the limited purpose of proposing certain amendments 1-12 to the Constitution of the United States of America; and 1-13 WHEREAS, the best legal minds in the nation today are in 1-14 general agreement that a convention, notwithstanding whatever 1-15 limitation might be placed upon it by the call of said convention, 1-16 would have within the scope of its authority the complete 1-17 redrafting of the Constitution of the United States of America; and 1-18 WHEREAS, a complete redrafting of the Constitution of the 1-19 United States of America would create a great danger to the 1-20 well-established rights of our people and to the constitutional 1-21 principles under which we are presently governed; and 1-22 WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United States of America, 1-23 while it has been amended many times in the history of the nation 2-1 and may yet be amended many times, has been extensively interpreted 2-2 and has proven to be a basically sound document which protects the 2-3 rights and freedoms of all Americans; and 2-4 WHEREAS, there is no need for a new constitution, the 2-5 adoption of which would create legal chaos in America and only 2-6 begin the process of another two centuries of litigation over it's 2-7 interpretation by the courts; and 2-8 WHEREAS, such changes as may be needed in the present 2-9 Constitution of the United States may be proposed and enacted by 2-10 the well-established methods of amendment contained therein; now, 2-11 therefore be it 2-12 RESOLVED, that the 74th Legislature of the State of Texas, 2-13 Regular Session, 1995, hereby rescinds the previous application to 2-14 the Congress of the United States made by the 65th Legislature of 2-15 the State of Texas in 1977 (Tex. H.C.R. 31, 65th Leg., (1977) TEX. 2-16 GEN. 20 LAWS 3257) pursuant to Article V of the Constitution of the 2-17 United States of America for the calling of a constitutional 2-18 convention for the purpose of requiring a balanced federal budget; 2-19 and, be it further 2-20 RESOLVED, that the 74th Legislature of the State of Texas, 2-21 Regular Session, 1995, hereby rescinds any and all previous 2-22 applications to the Congress of the United States made by the 2-23 Legislature of the State of Texas pursuant to Article V of the 2-24 Constitution of the United States of America for the calling of a 2-25 constitutional convention for any purpose, limited or general; and, 3-1 be it further 3-2 RESOLVED, that the Texas Secretary of State forward official 3-3 copies of this resolution to the president of the United States 3-4 Congress, and to all members of the Texas delegation to the 3-5 congress with the request that it be officially entered in the 3-6 Congressional Record as notice of the withdrawal by the State of 3-7 Texas of the state's previous applications to the United States 3-8 Congress for the calling of a constitutional convention.