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12014 Bar ExaminationsI.Withthepassageof time, themembersof theHouse of Representatives increase !ith thecreation of ne! "egis"ative istricts an thecorresponing a#ustments in the number ofpart$%"ist representatives. &t a time !hen theHouse membership !as a"rea$ 2'0, a greatnumber of the members ecie that it !as timetoproposeamenments tothe (onstitution.)he*enators, ho!ever, !ere coo" to the iea. But themembers of the House insiste. )he$ accoring"$convene (ongress into a constituent assemb"$ inspite of the opposition of the ma#orit$ of themembers of the*enate. Whenthevotes !erecounte, 2+, members of the House ofRepresentatives approve the proposeamenments. -n"$10*enators supportesuchproposa"s. )he proponents no!c"aimthat theproposa"s !ere va"i"$ mae, since more than there.uire three%fourths vote of (ongress has beenobtaine. )he 14 *enators !ho vote against theproposa"s c"aimthat the proposa"s neee notthree%fourths vote of the entire (ongress but eachhouse. *ince the re.uire number of votes in the*enate !as not obtaine, then there cou" be nova"i proposa"s, so argue the *enators. Were theproposa"s va"i"$ aopte b$ (ongress/ 0,122II.*evera" citi3ens, unhapp$ !ith the pro"iferation offami"ies ominating the po"itica" "anscape,ecie to ta4e matters into their o!nhans.)he$ propose to come up !ith a peop"e5sinitiative e6ning po"itica" $nasties. )he$ starteasignaturecampaign for thepurposeof comingup !ith a petition for that purpose. *ome othersexpressemisgivingsabout apeop"e5sinitiativefor the purpose of proposing amenments to the(onstitution, ho!ever. )he$ cite the (ourt5secisionin*antiagov. (ommissiononE"ections,2+0 *(R& 107 01''+2, as authorit$ for theirposition that there is $et no enab"ing "a! for s uchpurpose. -n the other han, there are a"so those!ho c"aim that the iniviua" votes of the #usticesin 8ambino v. (ommission on E"ections, ,0, *(R&170 020072, mean that *antiago5s pronouncementhas e9ective"$ been abanone. If $ou !ereconsu"te b$ those behin the ne! attempt at apeop"e5sinitiative, ho!!ou"$ouavisethem/0412III.In *errano v. :a""ant ;aritime *ervices, Inc., ,