amendment
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When Mexican delegates proposed an amendment to guarantee access to the “entire fuel cycle,” the convention rejected it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
The only way to close that loophole is with a constitutional amendment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Prior to the amendment, the constitution designated the leader of the Senate to briefly take over in case the sitting president dies or is incapacitated.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
The plaintiffs argue that the order violates Section 1 of the Constitution’s 14th amendment, which says “all persons born or naturalized in the U.S., and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the U.S.”
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
After receiving a telegram from President Woodrow Wilson urging him to support the amendment, he agreed to call a special legislative session, but he planned to wait until August, after the state’s Democratic party primary.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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