There's going to be times when circumstances change and you're going to have to change the fundamental law. So how did they say, well, you can propose through two thirds of each house of Congress can propose. Congress tomorrow could propose something [an amendment] still isn't part of the Constitution until you get ratification by 3/4 of the states. It is not part of the Constitution. So Congress has an ability to propose so too, that the states have an ability to propose under Article 5. (07:25–07:36)
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Asserts that a proposed amendment by Congress requires ratification by three-quarters of the states to become part of the Constitution.
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