Why some states are afraid Trump will literally rewrite the Constitution
The chance that Republicans will call a new constitutional convention under Trump has Democrats in state legislatures worried ...
Washington Examiner18d
Democrats shouldn’t fear, and Republicans shouldn’t call, a constitutional convention
Two-thirds of state legislatures could petition for a new constitutional convention, which Congress would then be obligated to call into existence. This convention would serve the purpose of ...
The Hindu18d
Simultaneous polls: Voting showed BJP does not have 2/3 majority for constitutional amendment, says Shashi Tharoor
saying voting at the introduction stage of two bills on simultaneous elections in the Lok Sabha showed the BJP did not have the two-third majority required to pass a constitutional amendment.
kcra.com18d
California lawmaker says state should withdraw calls for constitutional convention before Trump takes office
THE REST ARE SPLIT. BESIDES THE ORIGINAL MEETING IN 1787, A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION HAS NEVER HAPPENED. REGARDLESS, DEMOCRATIC STATES HAVE RESCINDED THEIR CALLS SINCE TRUMP FIRST TOOK OFFICE.
verfassungsblog.de19d
Why Taiwan’s Constitutional Court Is in Danger
Legislators from the leading party in Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan are moving to pass an amendment that could effectively paralyze the Constitutional Court. Under the proposed changes to the ...
India TV19d
One Nation, One Election: List of parties supporting and opposing Constitutional Amendment Bill
The 'One Nation, One Election' Bill was introduced in the parliament on Tuesday afternoon. 269 MPs voted in its favour and 198 against it in the Lok Sabha. The Union Law Minister Arjun Meghwal ...
Indiatimes19d
Voting showed BJP does not have 2/3 majority for constitutional amendment: Shashi Tharoor on ONOE bills
Thriller or mystery? How India's economy can unfold in 2025 Opposition parties dubbed the draft laws -- a Constitution amendment bill and an ordinary bill -- as an attack on the federal structure, a ...
Yahoo News20d
North Carolina joins states calling for a constitutional convention
North Carolina legislators voted this month to ask Congress to call for convention of states to suggest changes to the U.S. Constitution. Some Republican legislators have been pushing to file an ...
Los Angeles Times20d
Supreme Court dismisses constitutional claim in California air pollution case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a red-state constitutional challenge to California’s special authority to fight air pollution. Over a dissent by Justice Clarence Thomas ...
CNN20d
Gillibrand makes a last-minute White House push for women’s rights constitutional amendment
Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is making an all-out push in the waning days of the Biden administration that she believes could bolster reproductive rights, calling on the president to certify ...
Live Law20d
The Unconstitutionality of 129th Constitutional Amendment Bill , 'One Nation, One Election'
The Union Government is ready to push its most ambitious Constitutional amendment since the NJAC- dream to conduct all the elections one time in the year. Bill no. 275 of 2024 [“Bill ...
The New York Times21d
A Constitutional Convention? Some Democrats Fear It’s Coming.
a constitutional convention. The 1787 gathering in Philadelphia to write the Constitution was the one and only time state representatives have convened to work on the document. But a simple line ...