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James Carville: “You can amend the constitution out of the founding fathers, presumed in their wisdom I think has two-thirds of the…”

On the recordJanuary 5, 2011
You can amend the constitution out of the founding fathers, presumed in their wisdom I think has two-thirds of the Congress and three-quarters of the state legislature.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

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Carville explains the process required to amend the Constitution.

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