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Article #1284Re: U.S. Constitution
From: Frank Crary
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1992 04:21
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1992 04:21
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In article <1992Nov5.121745.21162@ulysses.att.com> smb@ulysses.att.com (Steven Bellovin) writes:
>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.
Actually, the Court ruling required that all future amendment have a
time limit on them. It did not apply that standard to past amendments.
Frank Crary
CU Boulder
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Newsgroups: sci.crypt,alt.folklore.urban,alt.politics.usa.constitution Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!boulder!ucsu!ucsu.Colorado.EDU!fcrary From: fcrary@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (Frank Crary) Subject: Re: U.S. Constitution Message-ID: <1992Nov6.042146.1629@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> Sender: news@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (USENET News System) Nntp-Posting-Host: ucsu.colorado.edu Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder References: <1992Oct28.195546.18934@ulysses.att.com> <WCS.92Nov4184054@rainier.ATT.COM> <1992Nov5.121745.21162@ulysses.att.com> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 04:21:46 GMT Lines: 13