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To: ClearBlueSky
This is a tempest in a teapot. Let's put some facts on the table.

In all the years that the Constitution has been in effect, more than 10,000 proposed amendments have been dropped in the hopper in Congress. Only 52 of those ever passed by the required 2/3rds of just one House of Congress. Only 27, of course, have passed both Houses of Congress and been ratified by 3/4ths of the states.

The plain fact is, the Framers made it very difficult (though not effectively impossible as it was under the unanimous state vote under the Articles of Confederation) to amend the Constitution.

Over 1,000 proposed amendments have been submitted concerning the election and term of the President. Only one has passed (the two-term only amendment).

Wake me up when the "Schwarzenegger amendment" even gets a committee hearing in either House of Congress. (Most of this mass of proposals never rose even to that level.) Until then, as they say in New Jersey, fuggetaboutit.

Congressman Billybob

Latest column, "Nuts and Bolts in California" posted on FR, also published in San Francisco and on the UPI wire Wednesday.

25 posted on 08/13/2003 9:15:54 PM PDT by Congressman Billybob ("Don't just stand there. Run for Congress." www.ArmorforCongress.com)
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To: Congressman Billybob
Exactly. It would be the ultimate "special interest" amendment. The Constitution is fine as it is. There's no crying need to amend it all out of recognition.
28 posted on 08/13/2003 9:20:06 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: Congressman Billybob
God Willing, you're right. Past attempts have failed. This would be a disastrous time to be wrong and we should not forget that 'great storms announce themselves with a gentle breeze'. We should all pray that this nation never falls to Islam.
37 posted on 08/13/2003 9:41:03 PM PDT by ClearBlueSky
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