Practice question
Congress has properly exercised its Section 1 power and approved a proposed constitutional revision. Opponents concede the requisite constituent vote but contend that any revision is forbidden because the separate initiative clause speaks only of amendments. No initiative petition is involved. Which assessment is best?
- The initiative wording deletes the congressional route
- Revisions are categorically forbidden by Article XVII
- Section 1 expressly permits congressional proposals of amendment or revision, so the argument imports a different route’s wording
- Only the President may propose a revision
- An ordinary department circular can ratify the proposal
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Article XVII, Sections 1–2, 4.
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