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How U S Constitution Amended & Ratified, Two Methods - Flow Chart of Process

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Posted: Jan 17 2009, 12:01 PM

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CRS Report for Congress - Ratification of Amendments to the US Constitution: (Sept 30, 1997)
https://www.policyarchive.org/bitstream/han....pdf?sequence=1

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Article V of the U.S. Constitution provides two ways to propose amendments to the document and two ways to ratify them. Amendments may be proposed either by the Congress, by two-thirds votes of the House and the Senate (of those present and voting, provided a quorum is present), or by a convention called by Congress in response to applications from the legislatures of two-thirds (34) or more of the states.

Amendments must be ratified by three-quarters (38) or more of the states. The Congress can choose to refer proposed amendments either to state legislatures, or to special conventions called in the states to consider ratification. Only the 21st Amendment (repeal of Prohibition) has been ratified by conventions held in the states.

In the period beginning with the First Congress, through September 30, 1997 (105th Congress, 1st Session), a total of 10,980 proposals had been introduced to amend the Constitution. Thirty-three of these were proposed by Congress to the states, and 27 have been ratified. Excluding the 27th Amendment (Congressional Pay), which took more than 202 years, the longest pending proposed amendment that was successfully ratified was the 22nd Amendment (Presidential Tenure), which took three years, nine months, and four days. The 26th Amendment (18-year-old vote) was ratified in the
shortest time: three months and 10 days. The average ratification time was one year, eight months, and seven days.

Other Sources on Article V:
http://www.usconstitution.net/xconst_A5.html
http://www.usconstitution.net/constam.html

Amendments Never Ratified:
http://www.law.emory.edu/law-library/resea...r-ratified.html

Constitution Explained:
http://www.usconstitution.net/constquick.html

The Constitutional Convention of 1787
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/f...ention1787.html

jofortruth	Posted: Jan 24 2009, 11:06 AM
Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 31,444 Member No.: 1 Joined: 1-May 07	Amending the U.S. Constitution: by Congress or by Constitutional Convention - May 10, 1995 http://www.cusdi.org/crs1995durbin.htm Calls for State support in principle for the U.S. Constitutional Amendment http://www.cusdi.org/downloads.htm Flow Chart of Procedure: (Assuming it wouldn't be hijacked) Attached Image (Click thumbnail to expand)

jofortruth	Posted: Jan 25 2009, 07:14 PM
Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 31,444 Member No.: 1 Joined: 1-May 07	Constitutional Convention http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=XifQTJ1gvjo The Fed Govt IS NOT THE SOVEREIGN POWER; THE PEOPLE IN THEIR STATES ARE THE SOVEREIGNS. THE FED IS SUPPOSED TO WORK FOR US. THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ARE WRONG! THEY ARE ABUSING THE POWERS GIVEN TO THEM IN OUR CONSTITUTION. THE PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THEIR POWER, AND START SHOWING IT! WE NEED TO TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK FROM THESE OUT OF CONTROL THUGS!

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