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Article 26 – Article of Amendment XX

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

About Our Constitution, a Series Article 26 – Article of Amendment XX By David Robert Wood January 15, 2012  Article of Amendment XX reads as follows: Article of Amendment XX Section 1. The terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of [...]

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Article 23 – Article of Amendment XVII

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

About Our Constitution, a Series Article 23 – Article of Amendment XVII By David Robert Wood December 1, 2011  Article of Amendment XVII reads as follows: Article of Amendment XVII The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each [...]

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Article 17 –Article of Amendment XII

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

About Our Constitution, a Series Article 17 –Article of Amendment XII By David Robert Wood September 1, 2011  Article of Amendment XII reads as follows:  Article of Amendment XII The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant [...]

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Article 14 – Errors in Wording of the States’ Ratifications of Amendments

Sunday, July 17th, 2011

About Our Constitution, a Series Article 14 – Errors in Wording of the States’ Ratifications of Amendments By David Robert Wood July 15, 2011  Until 1913, it appears that there was virtually no review and scrutiny of the adequacy and correctness of individual State ratifying actions by the U.S. Secretary of State as the Amendment [...]

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Article 13 – Errors in State Ratification Dates

Friday, July 1st, 2011

About Our Constitution, a Series Article 13 – Errors in State Ratification Dates By David Robert Wood July 1, 2011 A State’s definitive ratification of an Amendment proposed to the U.S. Constitution is on the specific date of passage by the State Legislature or State “Convention.”  For bicameral Legislatures, the date of ratification is the passage [...]

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Article 12 – Administration of the Ratification Process, Part 3

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

About Our Constitution, a Series Article 12 – Administration of the Ratification Process, Part 3 By David Robert Wood June 15, 2011 This is the third and last of the discussions on the ratification administrative process. In the preceding two articles, Parts 1 and 2, were discussed the basics of the administrative process, the history [...]

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Article 11 – Administration of the Ratification Process, Part 2

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

About Our Constitution, a Series Article 11 – Administration of the Ratification Process, Part 2 By David Robert Wood June 1, 2011 In the preceding article, Part 1, commenced the discussion on the ratification administrative process, which begins upon the proposal of a constitutional Amendment by Congress. This included the history of the Amendment Administrators [...]

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Article 9 – Ratification of Constitutional Amendments, Part 3

Sunday, May 1st, 2011

About Our Constitution, a Series Article 9 – Ratification of Constitutional Amendments, Part 3 By David Robert Wood May 1, 2011 This is the last of three parts that discuss the States’ ratification of Amendments proposed to the United States Constitution. In article 7, “Part 1” was an introduction to the ratification process as exclusively [...]

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Article 8 – Ratification of Constitutional Amendments, Part 2

Monday, April 25th, 2011

About Our Constitution, a Series Article 8 – Ratification of Constitutional Amendments, Part 2 By David Robert Wood April 15, 2011 As discussed in article 7, a State Legislature’s power to ratify a proposed Amendment to the Constitution may not be restricted or otherwise inhibited by State Statutes or State Constitutions.  However, this view on [...]

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Article 5 – Introduction to the Constitutional Amendment Processes and Proposal of Amendments, Part 1

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

About Our Constitution, a Series Article 5 – Introduction to the Constitutional Amendment Processes and Proposal of Amendments, Part 1 By David Robert Wood March 1, 2011 The process for amending the U.S. Constitution is the sole subject of Article V of the Constitution, which Article has not been amended:  The Congress, whenever two thirds [...]

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