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Gordon Weakliem wonders how he missed the passage of the 27th amendment a couple of years ago. This site explains why - the Congress passed that amendment - without a time limit for ratification - back in 1789. There it lay forgotten for more than 2 centuries before 3/4 of the states actually ratified it. In recent history, amendments passed by Congress typically have a time limit for ratification - typically 7-10 years, if I recall. The ERA amendment, for instance - stalled out 3 states short of passage when time ran out on it.
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