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To: Hostage

“Upon a majority vote in three-fifths of state legislatures, federal statutes and federal court decisions shall be overridden.”

I can see this in the case of a federal statute. However, in regards to a “court decision” that has the effect of establishing a new right not seen before or eliminating one that was well established, then the “decision” of the court should be subject to ratification by 3/4th of the states before it can be implemented. It should not take states voting to override...it should be subject to ratification. If enough states do not ratify...it is dead. IMO

If the SCOTUS does, as many of us fear, rule that homosexual marriage is a “right” and must be recognized in all states. Then that decision should be subject to state ratification, because it has the de facto effect of changing the COTUS(amendments require state ratification). Marriage has been the jurisdiction of states since the founding of the union, and definitely since the ratification of the COTUS. How can the SCOTUS reasonably rule otherwise without it requiring ratification. For the court to simply say...well the time is right...etc. is just plain wrong. IF the time is truly right, then let the homosexuals get the laws changed through the legislative (or referendum votes) in each state.


46 posted on 03/04/2015 6:07:46 PM PST by Sola Veritas (Trying to speak truth - not always with the best grammar or spelling)
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To: Sola Veritas

Good point and good that you get the general idea that a compact amendment focusing on balancing powers and restoring state suffrage in some form is the key to checking all the social tyranny that the left has perpetrated in the last 100 years.

The next step is to take this example proposed Amendment 28 to your state senator and state representative AFTER you have persuaded them to view the Mark Levin video before ALEC as part of the COS Project which was linked above.


49 posted on 03/04/2015 8:03:19 PM PST by Hostage (ARTICLE V)
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