Text of AR SJR 7 (2017)
Urging The United States Congress To Propose An Amendment To The United States Constitution Concerning The Definition Of "marriage".
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State of Arkansas
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91st General Assembly
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Regular Session, 2017
SJR 7
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By: Senator Rapert
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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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AN APPLICATION TO CONGRESS TO CALL A CONVENTION FOR
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT UNDER UNITED STATES
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CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE, V, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT PROHIBITING THE UNITED STATES
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CONSTITUTION OR THE CONSTITUTIONS OR LAWS OF ANY
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STATE FROM DEFINING OR CONSTRUING THE DEFINITION OF
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"MARRIAGE" TO MEAN OTHER THAN THE UNION OF ONE MAN
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AND ONE WOMAN.
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Subtitle
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AN APPLICATION TO CONGRESS TO CALL A
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CONVENTION FOR PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO
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THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION CONCERNING
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THE DEFINITION OF "MARRIAGE".
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
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STATE OF ARKANSAS AND BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, A MAJORITY OF ALL
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MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH HOUSE AGREEING THERETO:
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THAT the Arkansas General Assembly does hereby make application to the
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United States Congress, pursuant to United States Constitution, Article V, to
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call a convention for proposing an amendment to the United States
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Constitution with the sole agenda of proposing the following amendment to the
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United States Constitution:
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SECTION 1. Nothing in this Constitution or in the constitution or laws
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of any state may define or be construed to define marriage except as the
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union of one man and one woman, and no other union shall be recognized with
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legal incidents thereof within the United States or any place subject to
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their jurisdiction.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this application constitute a continuing
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application in accordance with United States Constitution, Article V, until
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the legislatures of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the several states have made
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application on the subject of proposing an amendment as specified in this
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joint resolution.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this application for a convention for
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proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution shall be aggregated
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with applications from other states on the same subject for the purpose of
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attaining the two-thirds (2/3) majority needed to require the United States
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Congress to call a limited Article V convention as specified in this joint
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resolution, but not aggregated with any other applications for a convention
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for proposing amendments on any other subject.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this application for a convention
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for proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution be delivered to
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the President of the United States, the President of the United States
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Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, to each
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member of the Arkansas congressional delegation, and to the presiding officer
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of each house of the legislature of each state.
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