An amendment may be proposed by a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress, or, if two-thirds of the States request one, by a convention called for that purpose. The amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths of the State legislatures, or three-fourths of conventions called in each State for ratification.
The amendment process is very difficult and time consuming: A proposed amendment must be passed by two-thirds of both houses of Congress, then ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states. The ERA Amendment did not pass the necessary majority of state legislatures in the 1980s.
Art. V ( The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments. . .. ).
Execute Contract Amendment: Once all parties have consented to the changes, and depending on the method of amendment required, (a) the deed or agreement of variation should be drafted, approved and validly executed by all relevant parties; or (b) the manuscript amendments should be executed by each party signing and ...
Dec. 02 30649. The best place to find a printable copy of the Constitution is at the National Constitution Center website.
The officers won't ever assume that you want to invoke these rights. Instead, you have to clearly state that you want to exercise them. This means saying something along these lines: I want to speak to my attorney before answering questions.