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Konwencja stanów na podstawie artykułu V Konstytucji jako szczególna forma inicjatywy ludowej w sprawie zmiany Konstytucji w Stanach Zjednoczonych Ameryki

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Under Article V, Congress shall call a convention on the application of two-thirds of state legislatures. Convention of states has never been called, despite a number of attempts. An Article V convention has become a specific form of constitutional initiative at the federal level. It serves primarily as a convenient way to pressure Congress to propose an amendment and not to actually make federal legislature call a convention. Such a use of an Article V convention has not been very effective and only rarely proved to be successful.
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Zgodnie z postanowieniami artykułu V Konstytucji, konwencja w celu zaproponowania poprawek do Konstytucji jest zwoływana przez Kongres na wniosek dwóch trzecich legislatur stanowych. W dotychczasowej praktyce nigdy nie doszło do zastosowania omawianej procedury. Alternatywny tryb zmiany konstytucji przez zwołanie konwencji przekształcił się na gruncie praktyki ustrojowej w oryginalną formę inicjatywy ludowej w sprawie zmiany dokumentu. Podejmując działania zmierzające do zwołania konwencji, inicjatorzy dążą bowiem najczęściej do wymuszenia na Kongresie uchwalenia stosownej propozycji poprawki do Konstytucji. Skuteczność takiego stosowania trybu konwencji jest niewielka.

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13

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2018
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2018-12-19

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