Veedem@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years agoSenate Democrats introduce bill to implement term limits and biannual appointments to Supreme Courtwww.washingtonexaminer.comexternal-linkmessage-square163linkfedilinkarrow-up11.54Karrow-down124
arrow-up11.52Karrow-down1external-linkSenate Democrats introduce bill to implement term limits and biannual appointments to Supreme Courtwww.washingtonexaminer.comVeedem@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square163linkfedilink
minus-squarecrackajack@reddthat.comdeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 years agoYou mean a referendum? The United States disallow it because “the country is a republic”.
minus-squareDaBPunkt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 years agoYou can even change the constitution by a referendum (never happend before, but you could).
minus-squareDaBPunkt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 years agoTo slightly correct myself: The congress would need to initialize it and it was used before: For the 21 amendment (which ended the prohibition).
You mean a referendum? The United States disallow it because “the country is a republic”.
You can even change the constitution by a referendum (never happend before, but you could).
To slightly correct myself: The congress would need to initialize it and it was used before: For the 21 amendment (which ended the prohibition).