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Article #1070Re: U.S. Constitution
From: Steven Bellovin
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1992 12:17
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1992 12:17
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In article <WCS.92Nov4184054@rainier.ATT.COM>, wcs@anchor.ho.att.com (Bill Stewart +1-908-949-0705) writes: > There's been one Amendment since then, restricting Congress's ability > to raise its own pay. Originally proposed in the early 1800s, > and not having a time limit for its adoption, it was finally approved > by 3/4 of the states a few months ago. Yes, and I think it's going to make for an interesting Supreme Court case. I seem to recall an earlier court ruling that ratifications be ``substantially contemporaneous'', which sure doesn't apply here. And a lawsuit has been filed under that amendment, charging that a recent Congressional pay raise violates it.
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Newsgroups: sci.crypt,alt.folklore.urban,alt.politics.usa.constitution Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!usc!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!linac!att!att!ulysses!ulysses!smb From: smb@ulysses.att.com (Steven Bellovin) Subject: Re: U.S. Constitution Message-ID: <1992Nov5.121745.21162@ulysses.att.com> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 12:17:45 GMT References: <1992Oct28.195546.18934@ulysses.att.com> <WCS.92Nov4184054@rainier.ATT.COM> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 11