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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-06-04 10:43 AM
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Did anybody else notice this trend?
When it comes down to amending the Constitution, there are two patterns.

Under Republican rule (figuring since women gained the right to vote), nearly every amendment proposed has been WHAT YOU CAN'T DO. You can't burn a flag. You can't have an abortion. You can't have to men marry (or two women). You can't drink alcohol. About the only one of late that was "what you can do" was the "line-item veto", and that was found unconstitutional.

Democrats seem to support WHAT YOU CAN DO amendments, or even just keeping the constitution as it is. You can vote if you're 18. You can vote if you're black or a minority. You can drink alcohol.
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-06-04 10:45 AM
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1. Can we get all that boiled down to fit on a tee shirt?
cuz it would make a damned good one.
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Bernardo de La Paz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-06-04 03:12 PM
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2. Don't forget ERA
The ERA didn't get many Republican votes.
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TankLV Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-06-04 03:30 PM
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3. The Line Item Veto was only passed by the repukes because they never
dreamed that Clinton would win a 2nd term.

But the SOCTUS came to the rescue - should have been an omen.
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KurtNYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-06-04 03:37 PM
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4. similar to the sunset of the Pat Act
So that Kerry won't have dictatorial powers
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Dookus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-06-04 03:41 PM
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5. slight correction
there was never a constitutional amendment passed on the line-item veto. Obviously, it had been passed, it could not be ruled unconstitutional.
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