[jimtorr]

A Constitutional Amendment bill requires approval by 3/4 of each house of Congress, agreement of the President to send it to the states, and then 3/4 of the states must approve it before it can become law.

I consider it a very good thing that it's so hard to change the U.S. Constitution. Look how easily Chavez changed the constitution in Venezuela.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Thank you both, gentlemen, for helping me out with that whole knotty constitutional-amendment-process thing. Proof, once again, that -- pound for pound -- FReepers are the most intellectual, best informed political junkies ANYwhere on the web today! :)