The bill comes after another effort to adjust a process behind constitutional amendments gained ground in Dover.
With Democrats calling the changes an “assault on the very spirit of Florida’s democracy,” the Republican-controlled Legislature on Friday finalized a plan that will impose additional hurdles on the ...
Whenever there’s a procedural debate in the House, the discussion inevitably turns to why the amendment process has become so closed — especially to any opportunities for the minority party to offer ...
Two hundred and fifty years after Americans declared independence from Britain and began writing the first state constitutions, it’s not the Constitution that’s dead. It’s the idea of amending it.
The Constitution has guaranteed our freedoms and rights for over 200 years. In this regular series, Dean Leonard Baynes with the University of Houston Law Center looks at the Amendments and how they ...
RPOF chair discusses upcoming budget talks and changes to constitutional amendment process. Chair of the Republican Party of Florida Evan Power joins NewsNight’s Steve Mort to discuss the upcoming ...
A July 2 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims the rules that limit a president's time in the White House aren't legitimate. “Congress violated the Constitution in 1951 when they put term ...
Florida lawmakers are advancing bills to significantly increase the difficulty and cost of citizen-led ballot initiatives. The proposed legislation mandates a $1 million bond, background checks for ...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) committed to having an “amendment process” for the Laken Riley Act as the chamber continues to work through passing the bill in the coming days. Thune’s ...