I think that there is a number missing here:

in the sense that

of the 24 members alreaday support the idea.

of 24 is
which means that 8 members already support the idea.
So if they need the support of 13 members, this means that they need 13-8=5, that is 5 more members.
To have the states have power and not the government.
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