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To: Presto

Read Article V.


25 posted on 04/05/2010 2:35:24 PM PDT by GoldenPup
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To: GoldenPup

GoldenPup,

I have. Many times. What in particular would you like me to notice about it?

Congress can _propose_ Amendments by bicameral super majorities. But under no circumstance can they ratify an Amendment. - Only States can do this when they summon 3/4’s of their legislatures in favor of a proposed Amendment.

But States can propose Amendments too by Constitutional Convention. At such a Convention, the States must propose by summoning 2/3’s of their legislatures to be in favor of the proposal. But if you have 3/4’s ready to ratify, it obviously won’t be an obstacle to get 2/3’s to propose.

Is there something else to note?


26 posted on 04/05/2010 2:44:03 PM PDT by Presto
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