Sentences with phrase «ratification of a constitutional amendment»

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the Court declares that a state has the power and right to rescind a prior ratification of a proposed constitutional amendment at any time prior to the unrescinded ratification by three - fourths of the states of the United States properly certified to the General Services Administration;

They could amend the constitution, which requires the president, congress, and the majority of states to agree on, and also requires a lot of time - constitutional amendments can drag on for decades, as each state sets its own timetable on ratification.

Since the Constitution doesn't dictate neither when ratification of an amendment expires nor when application for a Constitutional Convention expires, it follows that unless Congress has established a deadline, an application for a Convention is pending indefinitely.

@JimThio not a referendum, but a constitutional amendment, which requires a 2/3 super-majority vote in both houses of congress and ratification by at least 3/4 of state legislatures.

Support ratification of a state constitutional amendment to prohibit abortion except when necessary to prevent death of the mother.

And their beliefs gained the weight of constitutional protection with ratification of the fifth amendment in 1791 and the fourteenth amendment in 1868.