I replied to this, but it didn't even appear in my sent folder so I'll do it
again
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alberto Monteiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: UK vs US: Serfdom vs Freedom?
> Dan Minette wrote:
> >
> > In the US, it would take a 2/3rds vote by the House and
> > Senate and ratification by 75% of the state legislatures.
> >
> What happens when there is need to outlaw/legalize something
> really quickly? For example, when F.D.Roosevelt stole...
> err... nationalized the possession of gold? [NB: I know
> this was done because I read it in Heinlein, who might
> have been slightly biased O:-)]
>
The constitution is the supreme law of the land. The numbers quoted above
are those required to ammend the constitution. Other laws, that are not in
conflict with the constitution, require a majority in the house and senate
and the signature of the president.
BTW, Heinlein is a conservative/libertarian who makes JDG look like a
flaming liberal. I could read his books and live with that just fine. It
is his pro-incest viewpoints that developed in later books that got to me.
Dan M.
