Ratification. The process set out in the Constitution for its ratification provided for much popular debate in the states. The Constitution would take effect once it had been ratified by nine of the thirteen state legislatures -- unanimity was not required.
Those who dread Mercuryâs retrograde motion say that, when the planet travels backward, its power to positively influence these domains is stifled, leading to chaos. Believers in the malevolent power of Mercury retrograde blame the phenomenon for everything from arguments to lost mail or luggage to automobile accidents, and warn people to hold back on conducting important business during this time.
2016 Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius. The beginning of the next Mercury Retrograde cycle shows up in the second half of December of 2015. Mercury goes retrograde in Aquarius (1 o 3) on January 5 of 2016 at 1:05 pm Universal time 8:05 am Eastern Time and 5:05 am Pacific Time.he first Mercury Retrograde for 2015 occurs in the sign Aquarius (17 o 5) on January 21 at 3:54 pm Greenwich or Universal time, 10:54 am Eastern time and 7:54 am Pacific time. Mercury enters Direct Station in Aquarius (1 o 18) on February 11 at 2:57 pm Universal time, 9:57 am Eastern time and 6:57 am Pacific time.