Article 10 stipulates how this Constitution can be amended. The process is simplified and no longer involves the legislatures of the various states. Instead, constitutional amendments require a 66% supermajority approval of both Congress and the Judicial Congress, followed by ratification vote of 60% of the voters in a federal election. These supermajority thresholds protect against frequent changes to the constitution before the nation has come to a consensus likely to endure.
Additionally, a constitutional convention shall be scheduled for every 100 years so that any need for major revision can be addressed.
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Larry Brandt
on October 4, 2022 at 7:18 pm
Well thought out. I found site to be interesting reading. But how to make it happen!
Larry Brandt
Thoughts on Article 10 – Clause B (Amending Constitution)
In a very fast changing nation and world between 3 or 5 times in a century a constitutional convention should be called. Those individuals or groups that want to expand Freedoms that require constitutional protections would not be motivated to work on amendments that would never receive a vote perhaps in their lifetime. Democracy is always a “work in progress” & accountability is never secure as long as political operatives would subvert the system to gain power and wealth.
Well thought out. I found site to be interesting reading. But how to make it happen!
Larry Brandt
Thoughts on Article 10 – Clause B (Amending Constitution)
In a very fast changing nation and world between 3 or 5 times in a century a constitutional convention should be called. Those individuals or groups that want to expand Freedoms that require constitutional protections would not be motivated to work on amendments that would never receive a vote perhaps in their lifetime. Democracy is always a “work in progress” & accountability is never secure as long as political operatives would subvert the system to gain power and wealth.