Comments on: How does it work to amend the constitution through a constitutional convention? http://www.diet2005.com/convention/how-does-it-work-to-amend-the-constitution-through-a-constitutional-convention Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:58:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: The Originator http://www.diet2005.com/convention/how-does-it-work-to-amend-the-constitution-through-a-constitutional-convention/comment-page-1#comment-4766 The Originator Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:12:59 +0000 http://www.diet2005.com/convention/how-does-it-work-to-amend-the-constitution-through-a-constitutional-convention#comment-4766 At the Constitutional Convention of 1789, the founders created two ways to amend the Constitution. The first one is when Congress proposes an amendment, which must then be ratified by three-fourths of the states. The second method is when two-thirds of the states request it, Congress must call a constitutional convention to propose amendments. This second method has never been used. It was included in the Constitution because the framers feared that some day Congress would become corrupt and refuse to act, even in the face of strong public opinion. It looks like FixitTogether.org states that over 70% of Americans support their proposed amendments. People have been trying to get Congress to pass things like a balanced budget and term limits amendment for decades. It sounds like FixitTogether.org's strategy may be the only way to get those things done.<br><b>References : </b><br>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_to_propose_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution http://fixittogether.org At the Constitutional Convention of 1789, the founders created two ways to amend the Constitution. The first one is when Congress proposes an amendment, which must then be ratified by three-fourths of the states. The second method is when two-thirds of the states request it, Congress must call a constitutional convention to propose amendments. This second method has never been used. It was included in the Constitution because the framers feared that some day Congress would become corrupt and refuse to act, even in the face of strong public opinion.

It looks like FixitTogether.org states that over 70% of Americans support their proposed amendments. People have been trying to get Congress to pass things like a balanced budget and term limits amendment for decades. It sounds like FixitTogether.org’s strategy may be the only way to get those things done.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_to_propose_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution
http://fixittogether.org

]]> By: Mark D http://www.diet2005.com/convention/how-does-it-work-to-amend-the-constitution-through-a-constitutional-convention/comment-page-1#comment-4765 Mark D Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:24:59 +0000 http://www.diet2005.com/convention/how-does-it-work-to-amend-the-constitution-through-a-constitutional-convention#comment-4765 Yes, amendments CAN work that way. I don't want to adopt all of your suggestions, though.<br><b>References : </b><br> Yes, amendments CAN work that way. I don’t want to adopt all of your suggestions, though.
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]]> By: Billy http://www.diet2005.com/convention/how-does-it-work-to-amend-the-constitution-through-a-constitutional-convention/comment-page-1#comment-4764 Billy Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:56:59 +0000 http://www.diet2005.com/convention/how-does-it-work-to-amend-the-constitution-through-a-constitutional-convention#comment-4764 no, i am not agree<br><b>References : </b><br> no, i am not agree
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