It is not the intention of this plan, or the desire of the American people, to end up with both a federal income tax and a federal sales tax. The objective is to ensure that one is replaced by the other, not added on top of the other. By repealing the 16th Amendment, we close the door on an income tax for generations to come.

Recent history offers a clear lesson: a purely legislative approach fails either because major reforms are repealed before full implementation, like the 1988 Universal Health Care Law, or suffer from funding cuts as in the 1996 public program expansions.

If adopted, Amendment 3 would automatically be "constitutional" at the state level because it actually changes the state constitution. Therefore, there would be no basis to find it "unconstitutional." the federal level, neither sentence of Amendment 3 would violate any provision of the U.S. Constitution as it is currently interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Answer: Proposition 22 added a regular statute to the California Family Code. Regular statutes are a "lower" law than the state constitution. By adding the ProtectMarriage Amendment to the state constitution, which is the highest source of law in the state, the California courts would be required to uphold marriage because there is no other source of "higher" state law than the California Constitution. Answer: No.

Step 1: The official proponents of the ProtectMarriage Amendment provide an official petition proposing the amendment to the voters. The campaign must then obtain over 700,000 valid signatures of registered California voters within just 150 days after the Attorney General issues the Official Title and Summary of the measure.

Stem cells have the potential to provide cures for diseases and injuries that afflict hundreds of thousands of Missouri children and adults and millions of other Americans ? including diabetes, Parkinson's, cancer, heart disease, ALS, sickle cell disease and spinal cord injury.

It takes signatures from eight percent of the number of electors voting in the last presidential election to place a citizen initiative on the general election ballot. Eight percent of the number of electors voting in the 2004 presidential election is 611,009. That number must come from at least half of the 25 congressional districts (that number is 13).

Carrier: Under FRV shipment, the carrier will give you filing instructions on the day of household goods delivery. See the instructions for how the carrier defines an amendment to your claim. If you have a question on what constitutes an amendment, contact the carrier directly. Claims Service Center: For claims adjudicated by us, an amendment is when you add an item not previously claimed.

The crisis over marriage in this country is being caused largely because other states are undercutting marriage in their laws and court decisions. Massachusetts now has legal same-sex marriages and lower courts in Washington and Oregon have ruled that same-sex marriages must be recognized as legal in their states. In other states, such as California, legal challenges are expected to be filed in their near future against their laws prohibiting same sex marriage.

It's hard to tell in an election year. Opponents of the amendment make two valid points: (1) the Constitution has never been amended to discriminate, and (2) this issue is better left to the states. Nevertheless, right-wing forces plan to use the marriage issue during the 2004 election campaign to suppress black voter turnout.

This constitutional amendment is designed to protect Floridians, especially youth, from addiction, disease and other health hazards associated with tobacco use. This amendment would require the Florida Legislature to annually fund a comprehensive, statewide tobacco education and prevention program, using tobacco settlement money and utilizing the 1999 Centers for Disease Control’s best practices to primarily target youth and other at-risk Floridians.

Enforcement of laws, regulations and policies against the sale or other provision of tobacco to minors and the possession of tobacco by minors Annual evaluation of the program’s effectiveness in reducing and preventing underage tobacco use and recommendations to enhance the program’s effectiveness

In 2004, the state legislature passed a resolution to amend the constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. This resolution passed again in the state legislature in late 2005 and early 2006, on what is called "second consideration." The amendment will be on the November 7, 2006, statewide ballot so the people of Wisconsin can vote on it.

Many supporters feel that the flag is a unique symbol deserving of dignity and respect. To burn this object of veneration is akin to an â??inarticulate grunt or roarâ?? that is devoid of any meaningful speech, intended only to enrage others, and undeserving of free-speech protection.

Opponents argue that the government may not prohibit free speech simply because the ideas expressed are objectionable. Cultural and social change would be strangled if protest were limited to issues with which the majority agreed. This principle is not dependent on the medium of expression. Burning the flag is a means of protected speech as surely as picketing, printing leaflets or shouting on a street corner.

Legally, there is no requirement that proposed amendments be referred to this commission, which is a relatively recent creation of the legislature. The commission has only an advisory role in the process of amending our constitution. The legally required process for amending our constitution is very simple. The legislature passes a proposed amendment by at least a 2/3rds vote and sends it to the voters statewide. If a majority votes for an amendment, our constitution is amended.

The state constitution lays the foundation for our current property taxation system. It was written by government to assure their ability to tax our property in many cases without limit. The rollback provisions within this constitutional amendment reverse the recent tax increases that for many have far exceeded personal income growth and the ability to pay.

ANSWER: The CEA was constructed to be specific in order not to leave it to Congress or the courts to interpret what it really means. The CEA may seem wordy, but compared to other constitutional amendments it is not really so long. The 14th Amendment to the Constitution is three times as long as the CEA. While the CEA may appear complicated, it contains specific directions on how it should be interpreted. (See the "Concepts & Definitions of the CEA" section.)

ANSWER: One example of the economic significance of a CEA is that it will make it unconstitutional to pay men and women different wages for the same job or for jobs of comparable worth. Today, white women are paid 74 cents for every dollar men are paid; this statistic is even lower for women of color -- African American women are paid 63 cents and Latina women 55 cents as compared to white men.

The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (Buckley Amendment) is a federal law that governs access to students' education records. This law grants students guaranteed access to their educational records; such access includes the right to inspect and review educational records, the right to obtain copies of the records (a copying fee may be charged), and the right to challenge or supplement information on file to prevent flawed interpretation. Certain records (i.e.

ANSWER: Society is more accepting of civil rights for lesbians and gays than it has been in the past. As we cultivate support for the CEA, we will be advising the public that equal rights should be guaranteed to all people no matter what their sexual orientation. Since the ERA did not pass without lesbian/gay rights, perhaps it will pass this time with the inclusion of these rights and the additional activists' support that will result.

Although the United States Consitution does not explicitly provide for the right to an interpreter, the individual rights and liberties afforded to all individuals under the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments are meaningless for non- or limited-English speakers unless they are provided with adequate interpreting services. United States ex rel Negrón (1970) is among the most important cases that stand for that proposition.

Washington's new primary has not been constitutionally challenged so we do not know for sure if the courts will uphold this primary. We do know, however, that 48 other states use a primary system that limits voters to voting for only one party's candidates and many states use similar "open primary/private choice" systems that have been upheld by the courts.

Constitutional prescribing a system of prescribing remedies based on a deep understanding of the individual's basic energetic state. When this basic energy imbalance is corrected, any troublesome symptoms will fall away. Constitutional prescribing is a challenging discipline for which professional homeopaths train and study many years.

Constitutional growth delay is the medical term for late bloomers. These individuals are healthy and reach normal adult heights, but grow later than other children.

Yes. Federal law (commonly referred to as the Montgomery Amendment and the subsequent Perpich decision by the US Supreme Court) does not allow a governor to recall or withhold National Guard troops from a particular country simply because of an objection to their deployment in that country. But the Supreme Court ruling does allow the governor to recall or withhold National Guard troops if they are needed to address a local emergency.

Marriage as the union of a man and a woman is the universal model and predates all nations, religions and laws. The heterosexual marital relationship reflects the fundamental essence of laws of nature and anatomy, and ensures procreation and the nurturing of children. Tens of thousands of studies have proven that the best environment for raising children is a father and a mother living in a lasting, committed marriage relationship.