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Word: itselfâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1925-1925
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...example, in the case of amendments to the Constitution. That document says that amendments be- come effective when adopted by Congress and "ratified by three-fourths of the States." Apparently rejection does not count; only ratification. But suppose that a state ratifies and then reverses itself???either before or after an amendment has been proclaimed adopted?what effect would such action have? It has never been settled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tenure of Office | 2/16/1925 | See Source »

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