SEC. 8. (a) The initiative is the power of the electors to propose statutes and amendments to the Constitution and to adopt or reject them. The first step in the Charter amendment initiative process is to develop the precise language of the proposed amendment.Article V: The Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution. The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution. First Amendment Explained: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. ARTICLE X. MODE OF AMENDING AND REVISING THE CONSTITUTION. Sec. 1 – Any amendment, or amendments to this Constitution, may be proposed in the Senate or. We, the People of the County of San Diego, adopt this Charter to protect our rights and to promote a just, honorable, and efficient government. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. The authority to amend the Constitution of the United States is derived from Article V of the Constitution.