ratification

“We appreciate the collaborative effort and are encouraged that the Union is recommending the agreement for ratification.”

The deal is subject to review and approval by the SAG-AFTRA National Board and ratification by the membership in the coming weeks, the union said.

After the Constitution’s ratification, Congress passed the Insurrection Act to define the president’s power in emergencies.

And to satisfy constitutional purists, OLC noted that “Neither the constitutional text nor the drafting and ratification debates provide further guidance regarding what it means for the President to ‘sign’ a bill he approves….

Incompatible statutes on the question of citizenship were finally resolved after the abolition of slavery and the ratification of the 14th Amendment.