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To: Grand Old Partisan
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.

How did it get bumped down the list to #27?
55 posted on 01/01/2004 2:20:47 PM PST by gitmo (Who is John Galt?)
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To: gitmo
Though passed by Congress in 1789, it was not ratified until 1992.
59 posted on 01/01/2004 2:54:02 PM PST by Grand Old Partisan (You can read about my history of the GOP at www.republicanbasics.com)
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