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Crs Report for Congress - The Article V Convention to Propose Constitutional Amendments: Contemporary Issues for Congress (Paperback)
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Crs Report for Congress - The Article V Convention to Propose Constitutional Amendments: Contemporary Issues for Congress (Paperback)
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Article V of the U.S. Constitution provides two methods of
proposing amendments. First, Congress, with the approval of
two-thirds of both houses, may propose amendments to the states for
ratification, a procedure used to propose all 27 current amendments
to the Constitution. Second, if the legislatures of two-thirds of
the states (34 at present) apply, Congress shall call a convention
for considering and proposing amendments. This alternative, known
as an Article V Convention, has not been implemented to date. This
report examines the Article V Convention method, focusing on
contemporary issues for Congress. A companion report, The Article V
Convention for Proposing Constitutional Amendments: Historical
Perspectives for Congress, examines this procedure's constitutional
origins; reviews the history of 20th century campaigns to call a
convention; and provides an analysis of state procedures in the
Article V Convention process. After three decades of inactivity,
various contemporary developments could contribute to a renewal of
congressional interest in the Article V Convention alternative. The
emergence of Internet and social media-driven public policy and
issue campaigns has combined with renewed interest in specific
constitutional amendments, and the Article V Convention procedure
in general, as a means of bypassing perceived policy deadlock at
the federal level. ...
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