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Cord Byrd: “My friends and others have stated that there are only five instances, in the Constitution, of reference to a…”

On the recordJanuary 5, 1995
My friends and others have stated that there are only five instances, in the Constitution, of reference to a supermajority. I call their attention to amendment 12 of the Constitution, which provides that in the election of a President by the House of Representatives, a quorum of Members must consist of two-thirds of the States; Members from two-thirds of the States. Also, in the election of a Vice President by the Senate, under amendment 12 to the United States Constitution, there must be two-thirds of the States represented to constitute a quorum in the Senate for that purpose. So there are more instances of required supermajorities than five.
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Cord Byrd
Florida
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Discussing instances of supermajority requirements in the U.S. Constitution.

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