8 9 ▁and ▁ 1 8 0 3 . ▁Despite ▁coming ▁close ▁to ▁rat ification ▁early ▁on , ▁it ▁has ▁never ▁received ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁enough ▁states ▁to ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution . ▁As ▁Congress ▁did ▁not ▁attach ▁a ▁rat ification ▁time ▁limit ▁to ▁the ▁article , ▁it ▁is ▁still ▁techn ically ▁pending ▁before ▁the ▁states . ▁Since ▁no ▁state ▁has ▁approved ▁it ▁since ▁ 1 7 9 2 , ▁rat ification ▁by ▁an ▁additional ▁ 2 7 ▁states ▁would ▁now ▁be ▁necessary ▁for ▁the ▁article ▁to ▁be ▁adopted . ▁ ▁Article ▁Two , ▁initially ▁rat ified ▁by ▁seven ▁states ▁through ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁( including ▁Kentucky ), ▁was ▁not ▁rat ified ▁by ▁another ▁state ▁for ▁eight y ▁years . ▁The ▁Ohio ▁General ▁Assembly ▁rat ified ▁it ▁on ▁May ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁in ▁protest ▁of ▁an ▁un pop ular ▁Cong r essional ▁pay ▁raise . ▁A ▁century ▁later , ▁on ▁March ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁the ▁Wy oming ▁Legisl ature ▁also ▁rat ified ▁the ▁article . ▁Gregory ▁Watson , ▁a ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁at ▁Austin ▁under grad uate ▁student , ▁started ▁a ▁new ▁push ▁for ▁the ▁article ' s ▁rat ification ▁with ▁a ▁letter - writing ▁campaign ▁to ▁state ▁legisl atures . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁by ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁enough ▁states ▁had ▁approved ▁Article ▁Two ▁( 3 8 ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 ▁states ▁in ▁the ▁Union ) ▁for ▁it ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Tw