I would like to explain this amendment in a few brief sentences. The original article as it stood said: “if it appears to the Legislature or Legislatures of one or more States to be desirable, etc.” The new amendment said “if it appears to the Legislatures of two or more States to be desirable etc.” Under the new amendment it would be open to invoke the aid of Parliament to make a law only if two or more States join, and send a resolution. The other changes in sub-clause (1) of article 229 are merely consequential to this principal amendment, namely, that the power can be invoked only if two or more State desire, but not by a single State.
