On the recordJune 7, 1996
Well, once an amendment to the Constitution has been ratified by the States, is it not the responsibility, then, of this body and the House to implement, by law, that amendment?
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govinfo.govGerald Ford: “Well, once an amendment to the Constitution has been ratified by the States, is it not the responsibility, then, of this…”
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Discussing the responsibility of Congress to implement ratified constitutional amendments.
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