Someone told me they still havent ratified the 13th Amendment
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No.  It doesn't matter if Mississippi did ratify it or not.  As long as 75% of the states did (which did happen), then it becomes part of the Federal Constitution.
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It's not unusual to have delays like this following a hearing.  The administrative law judge has to make a decision regarding the case and then the decision is documented in writing.  The process is slow.  There is nothing wrong with asking your congressperson for help.  It can't hurt.  If you were represented by an attorney, your attorney should be following up as well.
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Was there a letter from the county court house, or city of state?\n\nOne of your supposed friends pulled a fast one on you,  be more careful next time dares are for suckers.
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TO ALL \nDemand a recount-if you know they did-and say why. Only citizens should be able too. and I will sign. And ask at your voting booth if they didn't check-get their names. And call the newspapers if you see it happening.
407607
That is just what I want. A felon with a firearm. Don`t break the law, and you do not lose your rights. I hope that a nobody like you does not succeed in changing the law that our law abiding forefathers fought for. I am a law abiding citizen, and guess what? I have a license to carry a gun to protect myself and my home. I was able to get the license because I am not a felon, and I earned the right.
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We probablu have to wait until January. You can't impeach without a majority vote, and the new Democratic congress won't be sworn in until January
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the refusal to assimilate; why should we bend over backwards to accommodate foreigners? no other country does that---and the whole illegal entry factor; it's not hard to get into this country, all we ask is that you pay your money and go through the established procedures; sure that could take a while but SO WHAT! lots of people have done that for a long time and effectively earned the right to live and work here. unfortunately i have had experiences like this and it really toasts my waffle! why should citizens of this great nation have to be subjected to such frustration! i don't remember reading that amendment in the Constitution...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-seventh_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
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Yes, and has been several times. The Bill of Rights are the FIRST 10 amendments. And the last one was passed just a few years ago. But it is not common, because it must pass a 2/3 majority of BOTH house of congress, then be ratified by 3/4 of the state legislatures. How long does it take? the last one was proposed in 1790, but didn't make the first cut!    LOOK THEM UP. Learn them. FIGHT FOR THEM!
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I have a problem with any elected official who willfully ignores and violates federal law, after swearing an oath of office to faithfully enforce the laws of the US. And then he claims that courts have no authority to review his actions.\n\nI also have a problem with a president who has sworn to uphold and defend the constitution, and then says the Constitution is a worthless and outdated document. At last count, based just on what he's admitted publicly, he seems to have violated Articles I, III, IV, VI, and the 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th and 9th Amendments.\n\nBut that's our Commander-in-Sheik. Someone with the courage to do whatever it takes to get what he wants, whether it is legal or not.
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wth? they dont actually state the language in the constitution my dear...\n\nbut it does seem a bit odd seeing as though the whole document is written in...*ahem*...ENGLISH!\n\nand what kind of question is this? you have absolutely no grounds for this foolishness...it doesnt even makes sense...
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In America, no.  That would put them afoul of the 1st Amendment.  And while the 1st Amendment is slowly but surely being whittled away, we're still not yet at the point where the press has to submit stories for goverment approval before publication.
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Well, if it is, I wonder why I haven't visited it yet!\n\nGo go First Amendment!
557872
Dude, calm down.\nFirst of all, the Constitution and its amendments are not laws.  If something contradicts the constitution it is deemed unconstitutional.  Not illegal.\nSecond.  Bush can't write a bill let alone pass a bill.  Did you ever hear that School House Rock song "I'm Only A Bill". . .Only Congress can pass law and write bills.  The president can either sign it, veto it, or ignore it.  Learn some civics.  What you are referring to is Executive Order 13198 (and a handful of others subsequent to this one) executed on January 29, 2001.  And before you go jumping off a bridge, read them carefully.  They don't say what you apparently think.\nThird.  You are incorrect about your interpretation of the Supreme Court rulings regarding whatever specific faith based initiative you are stuck on.  If the Supreme Court has ruled and it exists, you must be wrong.  QED.\nFourth.  Saying that you don't mind as long as ALL religions are represented is a very cute way of avoiding saying what's really in your heart.  If we represent ALL then we really are representing NONE.\nLast.  There are numerous things that are better done by religious and other community organizations (as opposed to the government).  For example, the Catholic Church does a wonderful job providing adoption services for disabled orphans.  A better job than the government.  The church avoids some of the thornier issues regarding church/state by separating its adoption services from its core purpose (to grossly paraphrase, a requirement for receiving federal money).\nBut really dude, calm down.
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As I understand it the compromise was that the pro-illegal immigrant sponsors of the Senate Bill would allow there to be a vote on amendments, which they were refusing to do before.  For example, they refused to allow a vote on an amendment which would restrict a guest worker program only to people who are not convicted felons.  In the face of that refusal to consider amendments, Republicans would have fillibustered the Bill to death.\n\nIn return for the agreement to consider amendments, the Republican Majority Leader agreed that a specific number of people whose biggest concern was relief for currently present illegal immigrants would be on the committee that negotiates the Senate Bill (whatever it turns out to be) with the House Bill (the strict one you have heard most about.)  The Senate Bill is expected to have a path to citizenship and guest worker program, whatever other amendments occur, but then it will need to be negotiated against the House Bill which has neither of these things.\n\nPersonally, I think that without SOME form of legalized path for current, qualified illegal immigrants, no bill will get out of Congress this year.  However, the exact shape of that is still on the table.\n\nOnce the two bills are 'conferenced' together, the whole congress needs to vote 'yes' or 'no', without amendments.\n\nThe deal so far just moves the status quo forward to the next step, as far as I can tell.  The big push will be over the next two weeks, so if you have something to say, you should be saying it to your representatives.
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The politicians in America have ignored the basics of the Constitution almost since it's inception. Check out your facts. There was an original clause in the Constitution that stated if this document did not work anymore that it would be time to establish a new one. But, the politicians added an amendment that makes a person a traitor if they try to change the document in question. So, who is more guilty?
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It looks like you may need to stage a demonstration about the widespread lack of knowledge of laws governing Public Demos in Florida.\n\nIs that a sentence? It's not an answer!