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It would require an amendment to the US Constitution, which is an incredibly high bar.


That bar seems a lot lower in the last few weeks.


Constitutional amdendments require ratification by 3/4 of states. 20/50 states voted for Clinton. That is still quite a high bar.


I think the era of amendments has passed. Very unlikely we see a new one anytime soon.

Amendment XXVI, 18-year-olds can vote, ratified in 1972. Amendment XXVII, left over from 1789, relates to Congressional pay increases, ratified in 1992.

I didn't even know about the last one (I assume I can trust Wikipedia about it)? Which means the last "real" amendment was 44 years ago. None of the currently unratified amendments seem at all close to reaching the required number of ratification votes.




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