[Congressman Billybob]

Bingo. You just said it better than I.

John / Billybob

[Publius]

Here's a good one.

The 1992 law discharged all those petitions that were filed from 1789 to the day the bill was signed into law. Thus, as of today, 3/8/2010, the only valid petitions out there are those filed after 3/8/2003 -- and there probably aren't any.

But what about all those amendment proposals passed by the appropriate margins in Congess that have sat out there since 1789 without the proper number of ratifications? Did the new seven year rule consign those amendment proposals to the dustbin, or are they still out there for ratification purposes?