The House approved introduction today of House Bill 27
(HB 27), which provides limits on the authority of delegates to a
constitutional convention -- ensuring delegates represent the will of the
people of Wyoming. The bill is sponsored
by House Speaker Tom Lubnau (HD-31), Representative David Miller (HD-55) and Senator Eli Bebout (SD-26).
Article V of the U.S. Constitution outlines the processes by
which the Constitution may be altered, one of which is a national convention.
HB 47 would strip a delegate of their authority should they fail to carry out
the will of the people of Wyoming.
Chairman Lubnau made the following remarks regarding HB 27.
“For ten years in this body we have worked to minimize the
federal government intrusion into the lives of the people of the State of
Wyoming. The Feds actions become bolder and more intrusive every year. Like the
frog in the pan of water, the feds are slowly turning up the heat on our state
government to the point where it will not have any authority … Bureaucrats, who
have never been to Wyoming, pass rules and regulations based upon ideals and
rumors that have no relation to what happens here in Wyoming. I am always
amazed at the audacity. Do they think Wyoming is the way it is by accident?”
“HB 27, if passed by a number of states, would ensure that
delegates to a convention called to propose an Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution would be faithful to the limits imposed by the states that called
it … All this bill does is remove the authority of a Constitutional Convention
delegate if that delegate acts outside the authority granted by this body. It
is a bill to prevent betrayal of the people of Wyoming if a Constitutional
Convention is ever called.”
