It is interesting to remember that in order for a new constitutional ammendment it must be, among other things, ratified by 3/4 of the states. In this way a state like Montana with a small population has as much say as a state like New York.
What is also interesting to remember is that the constitutional ammendment to give women the right to vote was only barely ratified by one state.
True, but there has to be a 2/3rds vote in favor of proposing the amendment in Congress (or a national constitutional convention, which has never happened before) and then it goes to the state "legislators" for ratification that has to be 3/4ths in favor (or directly to the people in states at conventions, which still needs 3/4ths).
The thing that concerns me is that if Congress is so bullied into even proposing it, then our state legislators might be in the same position.
But if an overwhelming amount of people in the US want this then shouldn't their representitives then vote for it? We are a Representational Republic. I don't see how anyone gets "bullied" into anything when an overwhelming majority support it.
The reason we are a Republic and not a Democracy is that the majority is not always right. We vote for representatives because we trust them to decide on issues based on what is right, not on what is popular.
I agree up to a point. While the representatives vote for what is right...right is a relative term. What you may think is right and what I think is right are two different things. Even then let's be realistic. Politicians pander to special interests and also to those group of voters who vote. I don't believe that this is a wrong thing only that is the way the system works.
Time for lunch...food and exercise first...political discussions second.
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Ratification of an ammendment
on 26 Feb 2004 09:30 (UTC)What is also interesting to remember is that the constitutional ammendment to give women the right to vote was only barely ratified by one state.
Re: Ratification of an ammendment
on 26 Feb 2004 09:42 (UTC)The thing that concerns me is that if Congress is so bullied into even proposing it, then our state legislators might be in the same position.
Re: Ratification of an ammendment
on 26 Feb 2004 09:47 (UTC)Re: Ratification of an ammendment
on 26 Feb 2004 10:45 (UTC)Re: Ratification of an ammendment
on 26 Feb 2004 11:03 (UTC)Time for lunch...food and exercise first...political discussions second.