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twenty seventh amendment

By rockin bieber fan

  • It was originally proposed to congress in 1789

    It was originally proposed to congress in 1789

  • Also called the Congressional Compensation Amendment of 1789 and the Congressional Pay Amendment.

    Also called the Congressional Compensation Amendment of 1789 and the Congressional Pay Amendment.

  • Setting salaries

    Setting salaries
    This amendment was proposed in order to restrain congress from setting their own salaries.

  • The same thing

    The same thing
    In 1816 The Massachutes General Court expressed it's desire for an amendment worded almost exactly the same as the amendment proposed more than a quarter of a century earlier.

  • Ohio

    Ohio
    In 1873 the Ohio General Assembly ratified the compensation amenment as a means of protest against the Salary Grab Act.

  • Wyoming

    Wyoming
    The proposed Amendment was ratified by Wyoming in 1978

  • Gregory Watson

    Gregory Watson
    University of Texas undergraduate Gregory Watson, wrote a paper on the subject in 1982. He started a new push for ratification with a letter with a letter-writing campaign to state legislatures.

  • Iowa

    Iowa
    Iowa ratified it on Febuary 9, 1989

  • Finally

    Finally
    The Twenty Seventh Amendment was officially passed on May 7. 1992. 203 years after it was originally proposed.

  • Certified

    Certified
    The Amendment was officially certified by Archivist of the United States Don W. Wilson.