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What's the difference here between modifying and violating? Whether or not the amendment process is followed or a law is passed? I fully agree that the amendme
by wilsonnb 8y ago
What's the difference here between modifying and violating? Whether or not the amendment process is followed or a law is passed?
I fully agree that the amendment process has to be used. I would be in favor of a 28th amendment placing well thought out limitations on the 1st or the 2nd amendments. Assuming I thought that the limitations it was placing on them were good limitations.
- rayiner 8y ago> What's the difference here between modifying and violating? The difference is between broad consensus and divided opinion. A Constitutional amendment requires a 2/3 vote of Congress to propose, and ratification by 3/4 of states (which means any Constitutional amendment would require support from both red and blue states). Ordinary legislation only requires a 50% + 1 majority.
- wilsonnb 8y agoTechnically Congress is not needed to propose an amendment but I see your distinction and agree that I would only support changes ratified by 3/4 of the states.
- maskedSlacker 8y ago> Ordinary legislation only requires a 50% + 1 majority. That's not really true of any non-budgetary legislation (for now).
- dragonwriter 8y ago> Ordinary legislation only requires a 50% + 1 majority. Where that's approximately true, it's actually 50% + ½. In the Senate, though, in practice, due to cloture, it potentially takes a 3/5 supermajority for most regular legislation.
- wutbrodo 8y ago> What's the difference here between modifying and violating? Whether or not the amendment process is followed or a law is passed? Yea,that's like... The entire point of the constitution. This is like saying "what's the difference between changing a law or breaking and entering after asking your friend Jeb if it's ok".