Federal Constitutional Convention: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Separation of Powers...90-1, on S. 2307, October 30, 31, 19671968 - 242 páginas |
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... passed resolutions by then . He then planned to make a dramatic announcement that the requirements for convening a constitutional convention had been met . Mr. Chairman , I believe the fact that not a single State has acted since that ...
... passed resolutions by then . He then planned to make a dramatic announcement that the requirements for convening a constitutional convention had been met . Mr. Chairman , I believe the fact that not a single State has acted since that ...
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... passed a similar resolution , in the words of the Indianapolis Star , because Senators " did not have enough votes to pass their own ' Kizer plan ' on congressional redistricting , and wanted badly to send it to the House to make a ...
... passed a similar resolution , in the words of the Indianapolis Star , because Senators " did not have enough votes to pass their own ' Kizer plan ' on congressional redistricting , and wanted badly to send it to the House to make a ...
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... passed by a legislature . In view of the fact that the Council of State Governments was cre- ated some years ago and has become immensely active all along the line , are you of the opinion that States and State legislatures are not ...
... passed by a legislature . In view of the fact that the Council of State Governments was cre- ated some years ago and has become immensely active all along the line , are you of the opinion that States and State legislatures are not ...
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... passed by Congress as an alternative to a constitutional convention , do you think , in view of all these things , that the words " quiet campaign to rewrite the Con- stitution " are particularly applicable ? Senator PROXMIRE . Well ...
... passed by Congress as an alternative to a constitutional convention , do you think , in view of all these things , that the words " quiet campaign to rewrite the Con- stitution " are particularly applicable ? Senator PROXMIRE . Well ...
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... passed by the legislatures in the last 3 or 4 years have been filed in the Congress and they have been here . It is true that no number has been attached to them , but most people can count up to 34 without too much difficulty . Senator ...
... passed by the legislatures in the last 3 or 4 years have been filed in the Congress and they have been here . It is true that no number has been attached to them , but most people can count up to 34 without too much difficulty . Senator ...
Términos y frases comunes
14th amendment 88th Congress action adopted amend the Constitution amending process amendment proposed applications apportioned apportionment approval Article V convention Articles of Confederation authority basis bill call a constitutional call a convention certiorari Child Labor Amendment Committee Cong Congress to call constitutional amendment constitutional convention convention called convention to propose decide decision delegates District Court effect Eighteenth Amendment election Federalist Papers Georgia Governor gress House of Representatives issue judicial Judiciary jurisdiction Justice Kansas latures legis legislative legislatures of two-thirds limit majority malapportioned malapportionment ment one-vote petitions political President problem procedure Professor BICKEL Professor KURLAND Professor MENDELSON propose an amendment proposed amendment question ratification reapportionment reasonable rejected rescind Senator DIRKSEN Senator ERVIN Senator HRUSKA Senator PROXMIRE Senator TYDINGS specific subject matter submission submitted supra Supreme Court tion two-thirds vote U.S. 3 Dall U.S. Senate United valid vention veto
Pasajes populares
Página 185 - No amendment shall be made to the Constitution which will authorize, or give to Congress the power to abolish or interfere, within any State, with the domestic institutions thereof, including that of persons held to labor or service by the laws of said State.
Página 115 - Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests. As long as ours is a representative form of government, and our legislatures are those instruments of government elected directly by and directly representative of the people, the right to elect legislators in a free and unimpaired fashion is a bedrock of our political system.
Página 116 - We hold that, as a basic constitutional standard, the Equal Protection Clause requires that the seats in both houses of a bicameral state legislature must be apportioned on a population basis.
Página 31 - States (which at present amount to nine), to call a convention for proposing amendments, which shall be valid, to all intents and purposes, as part of the Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the States, or by conventions in three-fourths thereof." The words of this article are peremptory. The Congress "shall call a convention.
Página 192 - In the newspapers authorized to promulgate the laws, with his certificate, specifying the States by which the same may have been adopted, and that the same has become valid, to all intents and purposes, as a part of the Constitution of the United States.
Página 188 - SECTION 1. The congress shall have power to limit, regulate, and prohibit the labor of persons under eighteen years of age. "SECTION 2. The power of the several states is unimpaired by this article except that the operation of state laws shall be suspended to the extent necessary to give effect to legislation enacted by the congress.
Página 169 - Deciding whether a matter has in any measure been committed by the Constitution to another branch of government, or whether the action of that branch exceeds whatever authority has...
Página 226 - From these, and many other selections which might be made, it is apparent that the framers of the Constitution contemplated that instrument as a rule for the government of courts, as well as of the legislature.
Página 97 - Resolved that provision ought to be made for the amendment of the Articles of Union whensoever it shall seem necessary, and that the assent of the National Legislature ought not to be required thereto.
Página 100 - Provided, that no amendment which may be made prior to the year 1808, shall in any manner affect the first and fourth clauses in the ninth section of the first article; and that no state, without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the senate.