The fight to ratify a 200-year-old amendment
December 29, 2017
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as posted by the channelIn 1787, James Madison proposed the Congressional Pay Amendment, which would have made it unconstitutional for Congress to give itself an immediate pay raise. It wasn’t ratified until 1992, thanks to the persistence of one college student. "Constitutional" is a new Washington Post podcast about the story of America. Listen to the full episode hereSubscribe and find all the episodesSubscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube
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