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Efforts to Amend the U.S. Constitution
2015-08-17T07:46:34-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMDdiXC8yMDE1MDgxNzA3NDkyODAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Michael Farris talked about his group’s call for states to call for a convention to amend the Constitution, which they can do under Article 5 of the document. Two-thirds of states must issue a call in order for the federal government to organize such a convention. He also discussed the topics he believed would merit a constitutional amendment.
Michael Farris talked about his group’s call for states to call for a convention to amend the Constitution, which they can do under Article…
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Michael Farris talked about his group’s call for states to call for a convention to amend the Constitution, which they can do under Article 5 of the document. Two-thirds of states must issue a call in order for the federal government to organize such a convention. He also discussed the topics he believed would merit a constitutional amendment. close
Michael Farris talked about his group’s call for states to call for a convention to amend the Constitution, which they can do under Article… read more
Michael Farris talked about his group’s call for states to call for a convention to amend the Constitution, which they can do under Article 5 of the document. Two-thirds of states must issue a call in order for the federal government to organize such a convention. He also discussed the topics he believed would merit a constitutional amendment. close
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