A canon of construction holding that to express or include one thing implies the exclusion of the other, or the alternative. For example, the rule that "each citizen is entitled to vote" implies that noncitizens are not entitled to vote. Cf. Ejusdem Generis; Noscitur a Sociis. -- Black's Law Dictionary
In the future, constitutional amendments will take place either by a 3/4ths vote of the state legislatures, a constitutional convention, or by a facebook group reaching 150 million members.
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