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1) Amendments may be proposed (a) by both Houses of Congress, each having given a two-thirds vote in favor of the Amendment, or (b) by a convention called by Congress at the request of the Legislatures of two-thirds of the states. (As at present.)
"... I have taken the initiative, so far as the Senate is concerned, and have introduced a resolution to investigate the National prohibition department. . . . Have we reached the point where it is no longer safe for United States Senators to walk along the principal thoroughfares of the Nation's Capital...
The Senate Judiciary Committee finally agreed to report favorably a proposed Amendment to the Constitution, sponsored by Senator Wadsworth of New York. It is an amendment on the manner in which amendments to the Constitution shall be made. It proposes to take the place of Article V, and provides that...
3) States may ratify a proposed amendment or reject it, or reverse their decisions to ratify or reject it until (a) three-fourths of the states shall have ratified, (b) more than one-fourth of the states shall have rejected the proposed amendment, or (c) six years shall have elapsed...
Other amendments to the bill defeated : ¶ Amendment to tax bonds now tax