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To: Hieronymus; All

You’re wrong on that but don’t be ashamed about it because so many others are in the same boat as you.

I am happy to help bring you and others up to speed and correct misconceptions.

Article V of the Constitution was written to allow States to work outside of Congress and with no involvement of their governors to propose amendments to the Constitution. Once 2/3’s (34 states) have agreed on a proposed amendment, the proposal goes to the National Archives and then back out to the States for ratification where 3/4’s (38 states) must ratify for the proposed amendment for it to become a part of the Constitution.

So Congress has no role. That’s the beauty of it.

That provision was worded and written by a close friend and fellow Virginian of General George Washington, George Mason. He correctly saw that Congress could itself become tyrannical, and thus wrote a safety valve in Article V to allow the states and the people to decide.


216 posted on 03/23/2017 1:08:45 PM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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To: Hostage

It’s been a long time since I re-read article five, but I just did. My reading confirms my memory—the way around Congress involves a convention that may propose amendments to go back to the states. As I understand it, we are getting close to the convention point—but who knows what will come out of it.

I don’t see how to get a single amendment in and out without involving a convention that could do all sorts of things, including ignoring the original amendment.


223 posted on 03/23/2017 1:56:42 PM PDT by Hieronymus (It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged. --G. K. Chesterton)
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