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To: Blood of Tyrants
1992? Have I missed something?

Amendment XXVII

No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.

Written in the late 1700s, finally ratified in 1992. Read about it here

28 posted on 10/27/2005 10:42:51 AM PDT by green iguana
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To: green iguana
Amendment XXVII

No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.

Which congress immediately undermined by making their pay raises automatic. How incredibly typical of them.

BTW: Brown rocks. I'd pay good money to see her on the court, or as president for that matter.

117 posted on 10/28/2005 9:21:50 AM PDT by zeugma (Warning: Self-referential object does not reference itself.)
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