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  • "A Convention for Proposing Amendments...as Part of This Constitution"

    03/27/2010 2:38:24 PM PDT · 43 of 43
    bitusmeus to Publius
    There seem to be some errors in your essay.

    Then in 1992, after the commotion over the unexpected ratification of the 27th Amendment, originally proposed in 1789, Congress passed a bill reforming its involvement in the amendatory process, to include regulating the petitions for a Convention for Proposing Amendments and regulating the Convention itself.


    I find no evidence that Congress did so. Can you provide a citation? The Judiciary Committee did some work in this area, but nothing was passed by Congress.


    Article I Section 6 only prevents United States officeholders from attending conventions without first resigning their current officers.

    Article I Section 6 does not say anything of the sort.