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The utility company claimed that the use of referendums, as a form of direct democracy, violated the republican form of government clause, which permits only a representative democracy. [21] The court rejected the challenge, finding the challenge to have presented a nonjusticiable political question that only Congress can resolve. [21]
The Guarantee Clause, also known as the Republican Form of Government Clause, is in Article IV, Section 4 of the United States Constitution. It requires the United States to guarantee every state a republican form of government and provide protection from invasion and domestic violence.
The only amendment to be ratified through this method thus far is the Twenty-first Amendment in 1933. That amendment is also the only one that explicitly repeals an earlier one, the Eighteenth Amendment (ratified in 1919), establishing the prohibition of alcohol.
A convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution, also referred to as an Article V Convention, state convention, [1] or amendatory convention is one of two methods authorized by Article Five of the United States Constitution whereby amendments to the United States Constitution may be proposed: on the Application of two thirds of the State legislatures (that is, 34 of the 50 ...
Gov. Ron DeSantis should amend the abortion ban's so-called safeguards to allow physicians to address life-threatening complications of pregnancy.
The Court’s decision to expedite the case also comes as the ACLU of Florida, a coalition member of the pro-Amendment 4 campaign, said it plans to sue the state in the coming days on behalf of ...
The United States Constitution and its amendments comprise hundreds of clauses which outline the functioning of the United States Federal Government, the political relationship between the states and the national government, and affect how the United States federal court system interprets the law.
If Amendment 4 is approved by 60 percent of voters, it would add abortion rights to the state constitution. If the amendment is blocked, the state’s six-week ban would stay in effect.