Jackson50 on 12 March 2009
| SamuelRSmith said:To make any constitutional change in the US you need support from 2/3 of the states, 2/3s of both houses and support of the President. Anyone trying to pull the wool over people's eyes are going to need a lot of wool. |
Actually, the support of the president is not necessary for a constitutional amendment (Hollingsworth v. Virginia). An amendment to the Constitution can be proposed by two thirds of both houses or a constitutional convention which is convened by congress when two thirds of state legislatures request it. If a proposal has been made, it can be ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures or three-fourths of the state conventions. It is more difficult to pull the wool than you thought.
