Posted on 02/28/2014 12:15:20 PM PST by Phillyred
If some folks had their way, a three-person tribunal, and not the President, would provide leadership of the “United States of Earth,” in a nation where divorce is illegal.
As we all know, Congress and the states can change the U.S. Constitution through the amendment process, but it doesn’t happen often. And as the cases above show, some proposals stand a better chance than others.
Since the Bill of Rights and the first 10 amendments passed in 1791, only 17 amendments have been added to the Constitution. And one of those, the 18th Amendment establishing Prohibition, was repealed. The last amendment passed was the 27th Amendment, which was ratified in 1992. It bars Congress from giving itself a pay raise during its current session.
To become part of the Constitution, an amendment must be proposed by two-thirds of the House and Senate, or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the state legislatures. It is up to the states to approve a new amendment, with three-quarters of the states voting to ratifying it.
The bar is high for a proposed amendment to make it to the ratification process. In all, more than 11,000 amendments have been proposed in congressional history, according to the Senate’s historian. Just 37 proposed amendments were approved by Congress for submission to the states; 27 were approved including the Bill of Rights; one amendment in the original Bill of Rights was rejected; and six others congressionally-approved amendments weren’t ratified by the states.
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Could you provide a few informative links?
OneWingedShark: Could you provide a few informative links?
Sounds like majoring in minors. No wonder it got no attention.
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LOL, I meant I don’t understand your comment.
Well, in case you’re saying that the Act of 1871 was minor, rather than major, it happened to get rid of common law courts in this country, and turn rights into privileges.
I don’t know, I just see that as major, rather than minor.
And all those racks of law books in a law library show you the amount of attention it’s gotten.
What’s this nonsense about the capitalization of words in the U.S. constitution?
I think that's the capitalization of the title of the constitution formed by the Act of 1871, not its contents. In any event, it's the same as the capitalization of your name on government documents. Challenge it, and they'll say its their computer system. Insist on upper and lower case, and they'll say that's not possible. Change it yourself, and they'll change it back. It means absolutely nothing, but you can't have it your way. Ever. And just so you know, that rumor that capitalization indicates corporate status is sheer tinfoil hat nonsense. So don't believe it. And remember, you're welcome to ask about your privileges at any time.
Whatever? LOL, you’re denying the existence of administrative law privileges vs. organic Constitutional rights.
Why not challenge whether the Sun goes around the Earth, or the Earth goes around the Sun.
Same difference, right?
Whatever indeed.
lilberal fantasy come true!
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