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Only 2.27% of the population can prevent a constitutional amendment that's a problem.

Discussion in 'Political Opinions & Beliefs' started by Sackeshi, Nov 21, 2019.

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  1. StillBlue

    StillBlue Well-Known Member

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    Done when all the states were relatively the same size.
     
    StillBlue, Nov 21, 2019
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  2. Longshot

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    It sounds like you want to change the treaty. That would take 3/4 of the parties to do so.

    Good luck!
     
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  3. StillBlue

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    Now there's a thought. Have a couple million from California gets PO boxes in low population states and impose their will on them. Call it the Dick Cheney plan.
     
    StillBlue, Nov 21, 2019
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    Hm. Are you suggesting amending the constitution to change the way the president is chosen?
     
    Longshot, Nov 21, 2019
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  5. Hoosier8

    Hoosier8 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Not sure what the problem is. It is still nearly impossible to pass an amendment.
     
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    william kurps Banned

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    The ERA amendment is so close to getting the final states approval !!!

    Decades after the deadline passed...
     
    william kurps, Nov 21, 2019
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  7. Sackeshi

    Sackeshi Well-Known Member

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    No just a bunch of farmers that act like it somehow helps the rest of us for them to get bailouts every year when they vote for people who screw them over.

    Let the farms fail, we can get food elsewhere, and will probably be healthier as well
     
    Sackeshi, Nov 21, 2019
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    They already do it, it's called kids attending out of state colleges, messing up the local government and going back home
     
    william kurps, Nov 21, 2019
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    Great! Men get more say!
     
    Hoosier8, Nov 21, 2019
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    3/4ths of states
     
    Longshot, Nov 21, 2019
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    Sackeshi Well-Known Member

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    The deadline though genius is not in the wording of the text, so its not relevant and far be it for the supreme court to dare overturn an amendment by 5-4 due to something that "they meant to put in"
     
    Sackeshi, Nov 21, 2019
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    The irony here is that you only consider high population states can be fascist.
     
    StillBlue, Nov 21, 2019
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  13. Hoosier8

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    Food out your butt I would guess.
     
    Hoosier8, Nov 21, 2019
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    Last I read only two states left
     
    william kurps, Nov 21, 2019
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    The most dependent usually are.
     
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    Right. 3/4 of the states to ratify an amendment.
     
    Longshot, Nov 21, 2019
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    Sackeshi Well-Known Member

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    Why do conservatives never endorse ending federal aid redistribution to the poorer states if they are so independant and the ones losing money?
     
    Sackeshi, Nov 21, 2019
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    So you suggesting no deadline needed?
     
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    right and VA will be the last state thank heavens.
     
    Sackeshi, Nov 21, 2019
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    Like California?
     
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    Sackeshi Well-Known Member

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    Nope because only the words in the actual amendment matter.
     
    Sackeshi, Nov 21, 2019
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    william kurps, Nov 21, 2019
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    I dont have a fight to pick in this matter, but by all I read the deadline was 36 years ago.
     
    william kurps, Nov 21, 2019
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    The last state to do what, exactly?
     
    Longshot, Nov 22, 2019
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  25. Polydectes

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    Maybe you need to employ more persuasion
     
    Polydectes, Nov 22, 2019
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