Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah) – a member of the Tea Party Caucus – are leading a bicameral GOP charge to amend the U.S. Constitution. The two introduced a joint measure Thursday in their respective chambers called the Repeal Amendment. It would essentially allow a vote by two-thirds of the states’ legislatures to override any federal law they did not agree with.

 

Here’s how Messrs. Enzi and Bishop described the effort in an opinion piece on FoxNews.com:
 

“Last November, voters delivered an overwhelmingly emphatic mandate against policies that drastically affect states and their citizens. Fast forward just a few months to the present, and Congress is still choosing to expand government over freedom and to trample the powers and constitutional sovereignty of states. The recent showdown over government funding has deepened anxiety, as constituents ponder whether lawmakers can manage trillions worth of taxpayers’ money.”