Constitutional Convention Procedures: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, First Session, on S. 3, S. 520 and S. 1710 ... November 29, 1979U.S. Government Printing Office, 1980 - 1372 páginas |
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... body is free and independent to do what it likes . Do you have any doubt in your mind ? Mr. FEERICK . Speaking as a spokesman for our study committee , I do not think there is any type of a committee view on it . Senator BAYH . Excuse ...
... body is free and independent to do what it likes . Do you have any doubt in your mind ? Mr. FEERICK . Speaking as a spokesman for our study committee , I do not think there is any type of a committee view on it . Senator BAYH . Excuse ...
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... body which made the laws of the people . " The ratification of a proposed amendment , held the Court , was not " an act of legislation within the proper sense of the word " but simply an expression of assent in which " no legislative ...
... body which made the laws of the people . " The ratification of a proposed amendment , held the Court , was not " an act of legislation within the proper sense of the word " but simply an expression of assent in which " no legislative ...
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... body and would be inconsistent with the framers ' design that the convention process be as free as possible from congressional con- trol . It is noteworthy that the territorial conventions held under acts of Congress , most state ...
... body and would be inconsistent with the framers ' design that the convention process be as free as possible from congressional con- trol . It is noteworthy that the territorial conventions held under acts of Congress , most state ...
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... bodies in article V , would stand exactly on an " equal footing " with Congress , the other proposing body under article V. Is not the equality as to national concerns , an equality between the two national bodies to which the proposing ...
... bodies in article V , would stand exactly on an " equal footing " with Congress , the other proposing body under article V. Is not the equality as to national concerns , an equality between the two national bodies to which the proposing ...
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... body is merely to ratify . But I think one thing more needs to be said . It is the genius of American constitutional ... bodies can set in motion and send out to the States any amendment their constituencies want . There is a strange ...
... body is merely to ratify . But I think one thing more needs to be said . It is the genius of American constitutional ... bodies can set in motion and send out to the States any amendment their constituencies want . There is a strange ...
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17th Amendment 96th Congress adopted agenda amending the Constitution amendment process American Bar Association argument Article V convention Articles of Confederation authority balanced budget balanced budget amendment Bar Report believe bill Buckwalter call a convention cited committee concurrent resolution Cong Congress to call congressional consider constitutional amendment convention called Convention for proposing convention method Convention of 1787 convention's debate Dellinger effect election Ervin Farrand Federal Constitution FEERICK framers Governor gress House of Representatives issue judicial review Judiciary legislation Library of Congress limited convention Madison majority means ment method of amendment national constitutional convention petitions Philadelphia Convention political President problem procedures Professor propose an amendment proposed amendment purpose questions ratification reapportionment reason rescind role Section Senator BAYH specific stitution subject matter submitted supra note Supreme Court three-fourths tion U.S. CONST United United States Constitution valid applications vention veto vote
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Página 637 - It is one of the happy incidents of the federal system that a single courageous state may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory; and try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country.
Página 98 - Prominent on the surface of any case held to involve a political question is found a textually demonstrable constitutional commitment of the issue to a coordinate political department; or a lack of judicially discoverable and manageable standards for resolving it; or the impossibility of deciding without an initial policy determination of a kind clearly for nonjudicial discretion...
Página 398 - ... While I make no recommendation of amendments, I fully recognize the rightful authority of the people over the whole subject to be exercised in either of the modes prescribed in the instrument itself; and I should under existing circumstances favor rather than oppose a fair opportunity being afforded the people to act upon it. I will venture to add that to...
Página 870 - ... a textually demonstrable constitutional commitment of the issue to a coordinate political department; or a lack of judicially discoverable and manageable standards for resolving it; or the impossibility of deciding without an initial policy determination of a kind clearly for nonjudicial discretion; or the impossibility of a court's undertaking independent resolution without expressing lack of the respect due coordinate branches of government; or an unusual need for unquestioning adherence to...
Página 88 - 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 147 - I will venture to add that to me the Convention mode seems preferable, in that it allows amendments to originate with the people themselves, instead of only permitting them to take or reject propositions, originated by others, not especially chosen for the purpose, and which might not be precisely such as they would wish to either accept or refuse.
Página 499 - 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 483 - It may possibly be asked, what need there could be of such a precaution, and whether it may not become a pretext for alterations in the State governments, without the concurrence of the States themselves? These questions admit of ready answers. If the interposition of the general government should not be needed, the provision for such an event will be a harmless superfluity only in the Constitution. But who can say what experiments may be produced by the caprice of particular States, by the ambition...
Página 573 - Each House shall determine the rules of its proceedings, and be the judge of the election, returns and qualifications of its members...
Página 249 - ... found necessary — the General Court, which shall be in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, shall issue precepts to the Selectmen of the several towns, and to the Assessors of the unincorporated plantations, directing them to convene the qualified voters of their respective towns and plantations for the purpose of collecting their sentiments on the necessity or expediency of revising the Constitution, in order to amendments.