About Our Constitution, a Series Article 38 – The Un-ratified Amendment Proposed on March 22, 1972 – Equal Rights By David Robert Wood July 15, 2012 This proposed Amendment to the Constitution would have specifically provided for equal rights under the law for both men and women. Following is the original text of this proposed [...]
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 30 – Article of Amendment XXIV By David Robert Wood March 15, 2012 Article of Amendment XXIV reads as follows: Article of Amendment XXIV Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors [...]
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 24 – Article of Amendment XVIII By David Robert Wood December 15, 2011 Article of Amendment XVIII reads as follows: Article of Amendment XVIII Section 1. After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or [...]
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 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 [...]
About Our Constitution, a Series Article 6 – Proposal of Amendments, Part 2 By David Robert Wood March 15, 2011 In the preceding article, the general constitutional amendment process, as exclusively stated in Article V of the Constitution, was discussed, which included a discussion on limitations of the Amendment Power. Also discussed were the two proposal [...]
About Our Constitution, a Series Article 5 – Introduction to the Constitutional Amendment Processes and Proposal of Amendments, Part 1 By David Robert Wood March 1, 2011 The process for amending the U.S. Constitution is the sole subject of Article V of the Constitution, which Article has not been amended: The Congress, whenever two thirds [...]