Many people don’t know that there are two methods to propose amendments to the Constitution, both found under Article V. Congress can propose amendments to the Constitution at any time if 2/3 of both houses of Congress agree. A Convention of States can propose amendments if 2/3 of states submit applications for such a convention. These applications must all deal with the same issue (i.e., limiting the power and jurisdiction of the federal government). The Founders knew the federal government might one day become drunk with the abuses of power. The most important check to this power is Article V. Article V gives states the power to call a convention for the purpose of proposing amendments to the Constitution.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:04:24 +0000
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