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Well here it is. I bet no one realized this.
Posted on: March 24, 2018 at 18:37:43 CT
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Article V of the Constitution (Amendments) is constructed interestingly. It provides for 2 ways to amend the Constitution.
First, is for 2/3 of both Houses to propose Amendments, which then must be ratified by the legislatures of 3/4 of the states.
Second is for 2/3 of the state legislatures to propose to call a convention to propose amendments, which again must be approved by 3/4 of the states.
Note that in the first case, Congress proposes specific wording of an amendment which goes to the states for ratification, but in the second, the states call a convention at which amendments are proposed. So in the second method, the states do not know precisely what amendments will result when they call for a convention, that being up to the convention.
It should be remembered that when the convention was called to revise the Article of Federation, no one know that the result would be the new Constitution that we got. So there is great risk that a convention could totally alter the nature of our government. Some eloquent populous demagogue could sweep the convention to a new notion and command the popular support to end our Constitution as has been done in China, Venezuela, etc. No constitutional convention has ever been requested by the states. Too risky.
First, is for 2/3 of both Houses to propose Amendments, which then must be ratified by the legislatures of 3/4 of the states.
Second is for 2/3 of the state legislatures to propose to call a convention to propose amendments, which again must be approved by 3/4 of the states.
Note that in the first case, Congress proposes specific wording of an amendment which goes to the states for ratification, but in the second, the states call a convention at which amendments are proposed. So in the second method, the states do not know precisely what amendments will result when they call for a convention, that being up to the convention.
It should be remembered that when the convention was called to revise the Article of Federation, no one know that the result would be the new Constitution that we got. So there is great risk that a convention could totally alter the nature of our government. Some eloquent populous demagogue could sweep the convention to a new notion and command the popular support to end our Constitution as has been done in China, Venezuela, etc. No constitutional convention has ever been requested by the states. Too risky.
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Well here it is. I bet no one realized this. - GA Tiger MU - 3/24 18:37:43