A new U.S. constitutional convention? Ohio Republicans join effort to make it a reality
Ohio lawmakers are joining a nationwide effort to hold a second constitutional convention, with the goal of reining in the ...
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Constituional Convention Delegates Review 2009 Draft as First Step to Final Document
Elected members of the Sixth Constitutional Convention joined in a day-long plenary session on Saturday. It was the second ...
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A Convention of the States to Amend the Constitution
The reason this provision was added to the Constitution, just two days before the close of the 1787 convention, was a concern raised by George Mason. In keeping with the checks and balances of the ...
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The Amendment Process
A proposed amendment must pass a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress, or if two-thirds of the states petition Congress, a new constitutional convention can be called to consider amendments.
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Indiana Senate calls for constitutional convention to impose congressional term limits
A recent vote in the Indiana Senate could put the United States on track for its first constitutional convention since 1787.
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Sixth Constitutional Convention at Loggerheads Over Rules Adoption
Fifteen delegates to the territory’s Constitutional Convention took the oath of office two weeks ago. After a few false starts, they convened Tuesday and clashed while hammering out a procedural ...
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South Dakota lawmakers could support national constitutional convention
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — An attempt to call a national convention to propose amendments to the United State Constitution is moving ahead in the South Dakota Legislature. The House State Affairs ...