Yeah, why make the Constitution so hard to amend AND arouse the electorate?
All you really need is five votes where it counts and you've got all the amending you ever wanted.
The delicate touch, in other words. Be careful what you wish for. :)
.----- Original Message -----From: Marci HamiltonSent: 7/26/2003 3:53:52 PMSubject: Re: InquiryIn a message dated 7/25/2003 7:58:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
A proposed amendment to the Constitution is ratified after a majority of the electorate in two consecutive presidential elections vote for it
How many people have to vote for this to work? Given current voting patterns, this means that a small minority of the people will be able to alter the Constitution.
Given that I think popular voting ensures that the public good is rarely consulted, because no individual voter can be made to be accountable, I am having a hard time trying to understand wha! t problem this solves.
Marci
