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To: Richard_ Saunders_2000

The Constitutional Convention can only propose amendments to the Constitution. They COULD propose an “amendment” that repeals the entire Constitution and replaces it with a new Constitution, but that would still require approval by two-thirds of both houses and ratification by three-fourths of the state legislatures. That AIN’T GONNA HAPPEN.


18 posted on 12/12/2008 12:12:02 PM PST by VRWCmember
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To: VRWCmember
They COULD propose an “amendment” that repeals the entire Constitution and replaces it with a new Constitution, but that would still require approval by two-thirds of both houses and ratification by three-fourths of the state legislatures.

Clarification: amendments proposed by a Constitutional convention must only be ratified by 3/4ths of the states. There's no requirement for approval by Congress.

Congress can propose an amendment with 2/3rds of both houses. But, it must also be ratified by 3/4ths of the states.

In either case, I am also skeptical that a large change to the US Constitution would be ratified by 38 states. Only 13 would need to refuse, and I can name nine right away that are almost certain to do so.

32 posted on 12/12/2008 12:20:26 PM PST by justlurking (The only remedy for a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.)
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To: VRWCmember

McCain won 30 states. No changes will happen. All states are equal in this matter. Alaska = California. Dems hate that.


38 posted on 12/12/2008 12:34:11 PM PST by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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