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To: Irisshlass

...it also has to pass with the 2/3 of the House/Senate. Fat chance.


2 posted on 03/22/2010 6:51:34 PM PDT by americanophile (DeMint/Ryan '12)
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To: americanophile

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6 posted on 03/22/2010 6:52:48 PM PDT by manonCANAL
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To: americanophile

not required if initiated by the states. would also like to see the number of Supreme Court justices limited to 9 to prevent stacking of the court.


15 posted on 03/22/2010 6:55:51 PM PDT by Real Cynic No More (The only thing standing between us and complete victory over the evildoers is POLITICS!)
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To: americanophile

That won’t be a problem this fall the time the American people get finished!


17 posted on 03/22/2010 6:56:50 PM PDT by Irisshlass
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To: americanophile

2/3 may be possible after 11/10


18 posted on 03/22/2010 6:57:03 PM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Nothing to see here. Move along.)
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To: americanophile

That is the way almost all existing amendments have been passed, but isn’t there another way, not yet used, which allows it to be done by the state legislatures cutting Congress completely out of the loop?


19 posted on 03/22/2010 6:57:34 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
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To: americanophile

more like obese chance of that. But if Michelle has her way it will slim down.


31 posted on 03/22/2010 7:02:59 PM PDT by rfreedom4u (Should I fly my flag at half staff now?)
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To: americanophile
...it also has to pass with the 2/3 of the House/Senate. Fat chance.

Not so. To wit:

"The Constitution provides that an amendment may be proposed either by the Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures."

From post #3 by Star Traveler

123 posted on 03/22/2010 9:56:24 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: americanophile

“...it also has to pass with the 2/3 of the House/Senate. Fat chance.”

Not necessary, if the states initiate the process. The states can go around the National Government, if 34 states call for it, and 38 ratify it, It’s a done deal.


151 posted on 03/23/2010 3:41:04 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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