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Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

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Search complete. 8 mentions across 4 episodes found for "Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution".

Oct 26, 2026

Politically High-Tech

Politically High-Tech

363-Why Left Versus Right Misses The Real Fight With James Keena

Oct 26 · 1 Mention

EliasHOST
36:25
I'm going to try to push the education constitution.
EliasHOST
36:28
And trust me, I try to refresh myself from time to time again because, trust me, I don't think about the 27th Amendment, which I think is about raises in Congress, which, to be honest, I don't give a rat's behind about.
EliasHOST
36:37
I think it should abolish that.
EliasHOST
36:39
What? But the 28th Amendment's abolished that.
What You Thought ?

What You Thought ?

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Oct 19 · 1 Mention

BradPANELIST
10:23
thing.
AmarPANELIST
10:25
1992, when the 27th Amendment was officially ratified.
AmarPANELIST
10:28
It
RegHOST
10:28
doesn't happen often.

Unknown podcast

The People's Hour — Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Oct 8 · 3 Mentions

Mark FordHOST
39:47
A group of former and current lawmakers has actually sued the federal government, arguing that the pay freeze itself is unconstitutional.
Mark FordHOST
39:55
Their claim rests on the 27th Amendment.
Mark FordHOST
39:59
That amendment says that any law changing congressional pay can't take effect until the following Congress convenes.
Mark FordHOST
40:06
The lawmakers argue that when Congress repeatedly blocks its own scheduled cost of living adjustments, that violates the amendment.
Mark FordHOST
40:14
And this lawsuit isn't a joke.
Mark FordHOST
40:16
In May, a federal judge allowed most of the suit to move forward.
Mark FordHOST
40:21
The judge found that the 27th Amendment can apply to laws that disclose congressional compensation.
Mark FordHOST
40:27
The case is still unresolved, and it is unclear whether lawmakers could ultimately get back pay or a salary adjustment if they win.

Unknown podcast

99 Secret Stories: The Untold Truths and Surprising Facts About the U.S. Constitution – History, Scandals, and Hidden Details Revealed

Oct 4 · 3 Mentions

speaker_0NARRATOR
19:27
He launched a one-man campaign to get states to ratify it, and it worked.
speaker_0NARRATOR
19:34
In nineteen ninety-two, it became the twenty-seventh Amendment, two centuries late, which means the Bill of Rights technically has twelve amendments.
speaker_0NARRATOR
19:45
We just didn't ratify the last one until most of us were alive.
speaker_0NARRATOR
19:49
Seventeen, the twenty-seventh Amendment's bizarre history.
speaker_0NARRATOR
19:54
In nineteen eighty-two, Gregory Watson was a sophomore at the University of Texas, writing a paper on the Equal Rights Amendment.
speaker_0NARRATOR
20:03
While researching, he stumbled across a proposed amendment from seventeen eighty-nine about congressional pay raises.

1 HR 21 MINS LATER

speaker_0NARRATOR
101:37
Most proposed constitutional amendments have no ratification and deadline.
speaker_0NARRATOR
101:42
They're just out there pending forever, waiting for states to ratify them.

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