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To: A CA Guy
Nope. Correct me if I'm off but a consititutional amendment has to pass both houses of Congress by 2/3's majorities and pass a similar number of state legislatures. The public has no role if I recall other than voting the bums out if they're against its passage. Someone doublecheck?
86 posted on 02/18/2004 12:11:41 PM PST by KantianBurke (Principles, not blind loyalty)
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To: KantianBurke
I was hoping, because participation through voting by the public would do the country and conservatism good if they could participate in such a process.
87 posted on 02/18/2004 12:18:18 PM PST by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: KantianBurke
Half right:

Article Five of the U.S. Constitution
The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution,
-or-,
on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments,
-which, in either Case-,
shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.

116 posted on 02/18/2004 8:41:34 PM PST by TeleStraightShooter (Kerry plans to apply post-Vietnam policy to Iraq: Skedaddle & let the Syrian Batthists take over)
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