New answers tagged constitution
6
votes
Is the submission of the Ukrainian President needed so that the Verkhovna Rada can dismiss the Minister of Defense?
The Western press indeed reported this as Zelensky firing Reznikov (and just ahead of Zelensky's visit to the US, IIRC).
OTOH, if you read Radio Svoboda (RFERL in Ukrainian), it's presented as just a ...
- 144k
-1
votes
Given the principle of Parliamentary Sovereignty in the United Kingdom, how would the UK go about adopting a written constitutional settlement?
From a purely legalistic view, here's how it could be done. Parliament could delegate limited lawmaking powers to another body, call it Parliament 2, and then abolish itself. While a future Parliament ...
- 457
4
votes
What kind of amendment can oblige multiple political parties, and repair the unintended two-party malfunction of the constitution?
Aotearoa New Zealand moved from first past the post voting to multi-member proportional representation (MMP) in 1996, so I have some relevant experience of the change. Prior to that we had two parties,...
- 483
1
vote
Who enforces the insurrection rules in the 14th Amendment, section 3?
Q: Who enforces the insurrection rules in the 14th Amendment, section 3?
The United States ended direct enforcement of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment on June 25, 1948. However, others have resorted ...
- 34.3k
2
votes
Ohio Constitutional Amendment language
The amendment language is part of the petition as is the language to appear on the ballot in Ohio. The ballot board has the option to rewrite the ballot language if the States Attorney General (...
- 785
11
votes
Accepted
Ohio Constitutional Amendment language
This is a false conflict.
The state Board of Elections changed the ballot title summarizing the amendment for the convenience of voters on the ballot itself from the ballot title summary proposed in ...
- 73k
42
votes
What kind of amendment can oblige multiple political parties, and repair the unintended two-party malfunction of the constitution?
A false premise
What kind of amendment clause can encourage many parties to represent
the voters in the way originally intended by the founding fathers?
The Founding Fathers intended the ...
- 73k
22
votes
What kind of amendment can oblige multiple political parties, and repair the unintended two-party malfunction of the constitution?
First, the Founding Fathers were not a homogeneous group. They came to a compromise represented in the Constitution which they ultimately passed, anything else is an argument or a negotiating position ...
- 106k
2
votes
As of the time of this question, what ongoing efforts exist to ratify the Child Labor Amendment (besides the Nebraska Legislature)?
I would be surprised if there were any active efforts, as an expansive interpretation of the interstate commerce clause after the Child Labor Amendment (which was proposed in response to the ...
- 73k
8
votes
Disqualification to hold US office for having "given aid or comfort to the enemies" of the United States
No.
Aid and Comfort have legal meaning. Arguments and propaganda in support of a cause is not "aid and comfort".
Arguing for a position, no matter how factually wrong or repugnant, is not a ...
- 1,333
Top 50 recent answers are included