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In response to ""Welp. Better pass a Constitutional amendment that'll dramatically decrease my power and influence." -- nm" by con_carne

It can be done in state houses without the approval of Congress, but it's a pipe dream either way.

Posted by spamlet Oct 2 '14, 12:22

Like getting rid of gerrymandering. It benefits both parties so they're never going to agree to eliminate it.

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That's interesting, I didn't think of state house involvement - con_carne Oct 2, 12:23 2
- It's never been used but could be (in theory). - spamlet Oct 2, 12:28
- We mean that they can call a constitutional convention, not that they can just show up at the Capitol Building, right? -- nm - Ender Oct 2, 12:24

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