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The Senate has again passed a constitutional amendment on bail, this time in a form agreed to by lawmakers from both chambers. Hours after reaching a deal, senators approved the amendment unanimously. The House could vote Sunday, Rep. Mike Hope said. Police groups are... by blog.thenewstribune.com/politics | related posts

The American constitution is notoriously difficult to amend. If you want the cold, hard, figures, the sobering statistic for a prospective constitutional amendment is less than a .25% success rate: 27 successes in over 10,000 attempts. This figure is... by uchicagolaw.typepad.com | related posts

The article below is from The Hill. Democrats have a real problem with free speech. They only want free speech for union thug. I do not see Dodd's amendment going very far. Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) introduced a constitutional amendment today to overrule a recent... by musingsofavastright-winger.blogspot.com | related posts

it to function. For example, I was thinking back to Prohibition, another big piece of legislation (although nowhere near as big as this one) that affected people’s lives in a rather intimate fashion. But the mechanism by which it was passed was a constitutional amendment ( the... by neoneocon.com | related posts

Sens. Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Chris Dodd, D-Conn., have introduced a constitutional amendment to reverse the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling, which allows corporations and unions to spend unlimited money on independent political expenditures. "The Supreme Court's decision to... by nmfbihop.com | related posts

If approved, the amendment would essentially nullify last month's controversial, 5-4 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that struck down restrictions on political spending by corporations. "I am a firm believer in the sanctity of the First Amendment, and I believe we must continue to... by blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch | related posts