or ▁of ▁Que zon ▁City , ▁file d ▁a ▁case , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ple bis cite ▁C ases ▁( Pl anas ▁v . ▁CO ME LE C ▁( 1 9 7 3 )) ▁before ▁with ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁calling ▁for ▁a ▁stop ▁to ▁the ▁proposed ▁rat ification ▁upon ▁the ▁grounds , ▁among ▁others , ▁that ▁the ▁President ial ▁Dec ree ▁" has ▁no ▁force ▁and ▁effect ▁as ▁law ▁because ▁the ▁calling ... ▁of ▁such ▁ple bis cite , ▁the ▁setting ▁of ▁gu idel ines ▁for ▁the ▁conduct ▁of ▁the ▁same , ▁the ▁pres cription ▁of ▁the ▁ball ots ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁and ▁the ▁question ▁to ▁be ▁answered ▁by ▁the ▁vot ers , ▁and ▁the ▁appropri ation ▁of ▁public ▁funds ▁for ▁the ▁purpose , ▁are , ▁by ▁the ▁Constitution , ▁lod ged ▁exclus ively ▁in ▁Congress ..." ▁and ▁" there ▁is ▁no ▁proper ▁submission ▁to ▁the ▁people ▁there ▁being ▁no ▁freedom ▁of ▁speech , ▁press ▁and ▁assembly , ▁and ▁there ▁being ▁no ▁sufficient ▁time ▁to ▁inform ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁contents ▁there of ." ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁while ▁the ▁Ple bis cite ▁C ases ▁were ▁being ▁heard ▁in ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁the ▁president ▁signed ▁Pro clam ation ▁ 1 1 0 2 , ▁which ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Constitution ▁was ▁" rat ified ▁by ▁an ▁over wh el ming ▁majority ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁votes ▁cast ▁by ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁bar ang ays ▁( cit iz ens