Veedem@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoSenate Democrats introduce bill to implement term limits and biannual appointments to Supreme Courtwww.washingtonexaminer.comexternal-linkmessage-square162fedilinkarrow-up11.54Karrow-down123 cross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.ee
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 · 8 months agomessage-square162fedilink cross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.ee
minus-squarecrackajack@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-28 months agoYou mean a referendum? The United States disallow it because “the country is a republic”.
minus-squareDaBPunkt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·8 months agoYou can even change the constitution by a referendum (never happend before, but you could).
minus-squareDaBPunkt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months 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).