To: general_re
Amend the Constitution. Good luck. They have hijacked the Constitution. How can we amend it ?
To: a_witness
Ah. If both houses of Congress pass a proposed amendment by a 2/3 vote, and 3/4 of the state legislatures ratify the amendment, then that amendment becomes part of the Constitution. Alternately, if Congress refuses to consider an amendment, then if 2/3 of the state legislatures vote to call for a Constitutional Convention, a convention is called for purposes of proposing amendments. If potential amendments that are passed by the convention are then ratified by 3/4 of the state legislatures, or by conventions in 3/4 of the states, those amendments become part of the Constitution. The courts (and the Executive) have no say in the matter.
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