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The amendment supersedes Article I, Section 3, Clauses 1 and 2 of the Constitution, under which senators were elected by state legislatures. It also alters the procedure for filling vacancies in the Senate , allowing for state legislatures to permit their governors to make temporary appointments until a special election can be held.
Would make the states' "domestic institutions" (i.e. slavery) impervious to the constitutional amendment procedures established in Article V and immune to abolition or interference from Congress. Pending since March 2, 1861. Latest ratification took place on June 2, 1863. Child Labor Amendment
The United States Constitution and its amendments comprise hundreds of clauses which outline the functioning of the United States Federal Government, the political relationship between the states and the national government, and affect how the United States federal court system interprets the law.
If Kentucky voters approve Amendment 2 on Election Day, how would it change the commonwealth’s constitution? And what does it mean for education and school choice?
Voting "yes" on Amendment 2 is important for all students, but the needs are especially severe for minority communities in our state, who are all too often left behind year after year, from ...
Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, granting more power to the President of Pakistan; Seventeenth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa, restructuring the judicial system; Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, providing for the direct election of Senators
All Kentucky counites voted "no" on Amendment 2. Not only did all of Kentucky's counties vote "no" on the amendment, but most did so by a significant margin. The amendment’s most resounding ...
Sanford Victor Levinson (born June 17, 1941) is an American legal scholar known for his writings on constitutional law.A professor at the University of Texas Law School, Levinson is notable for his criticism of the United States Constitution as well as excessive presidential power [1] and has been widely quoted on such topics as the Second Amendment, gay marriage, nominations to the Supreme ...