This Essay explores the people’s right to amend state constitutions and threats to that right today. It explains how democratic proportionality review can help courts distinguish unconstitutional infringement of the right from legitimate regulation. More broadly, the Essay considers the distinctive state constitutional architecture that popular amendment illuminates.

中文翻译：

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修改州宪法的权利

本文探讨了人民修改州宪法的权利以及当今对该权利的威胁。它解释了民主比例审查如何帮助法院区分违宪侵犯权利和合法监管。更广泛地说，本文考虑了大众修正案所阐明的独特的州宪法架构。