About Our Constitution, a Series Article 37 – The Un-ratified Amendment Proposed on June 2, 1924 – Child Labor By David Robert Wood July 1, 2012 This proposed Amendment provides Congress with the power to regulate child labor. Following is the original text of this proposed Amendment — “Article—”: Section 1. The Congress shall have [...]
About Our Constitution, a Series Article 32 – Article of Amendment XXVI By David Robert Wood April 15, 2012 Article of Amendment XXVI reads as follows: Article of Amendment XXVI Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied [...]
About Our Constitution, a Series Article 25 – Article of Amendment XIX By David Robert Wood January 1, 2012 Article of Amendment XIX reads as follows: Article of Amendment XIX The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on [...]
About Our Constitution, a Series Article 22 – Article of Amendment XVI By David Robert Wood November 15, 2011 Article of Amendment XVI reads as follows: Article of Amendment XVI The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard [...]
About Our Constitution, a Series Article 21 – Article of Amendment XV By David Robert Wood November 1, 2011 Article of Amendment XV reads as follows: Article of Amendment XV Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any [...]
About Our Constitution, a Series Article 20 – Article of Amendment XIV, Part 2 By David Robert Wood October 15, 2011 Article of Amendment XIV reads as follows: Article of Amendment XIV Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States [...]
About Our Constitution, a Series Article 19 – Article of Amendment XIV, Part 1 By David Robert Wood October 1, 2011 Article of Amendment XIV reads as follows: Article of Amendment XIV Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States [...]
About Our Constitution, a Series Article 14 – Errors in Wording of the States’ Ratifications of Amendments By David Robert Wood July 15, 2011 Until 1913, it appears that there was virtually no review and scrutiny of the adequacy and correctness of individual State ratifying actions by the U.S. Secretary of State as the Amendment [...]
About Our Constitution, a Series Article 13 – Errors in State Ratification Dates By David Robert Wood July 1, 2011 A State’s definitive ratification of an Amendment proposed to the U.S. Constitution is on the specific date of passage by the State Legislature or State “Convention.” For bicameral Legislatures, the date of ratification is the passage [...]
About Our Constitution, a Series Article 12 – Administration of the Ratification Process, Part 3 By David Robert Wood June 15, 2011 This is the third and last of the discussions on the ratification administrative process. In the preceding two articles, Parts 1 and 2, were discussed the basics of the administrative process, the history [...]