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It would require an amendment to the US Constitution, which is an incredibly high bar.
by NegativeK 10y ago
It would require an amendment to the US Constitution, which is an incredibly high bar.
- Mc_Big_G 10y agoThat bar seems a lot lower in the last few weeks.
- rm_-rf_slash 10y agoConstitutional amdendments require ratification by 3/4 of states. 20/50 states voted for Clinton. That is still quite a high bar.
- PhantomGremlin 10y agoI think the era of amendments has passed. Very unlikely we see a new one anytime soon. Amendment XXVI, 18-year-olds can vote, ratified in 1972. Amendment XXVII, left over from 1789, relates to Congressional pay increases, ratified in 1992. I didn't even know about the last one (I assume I can trust Wikipedia about it)? Which means the last "real" amendment was 44 years ago. None of the currently unratified amendments seem at all close to reaching the required number of ratification votes.