About Our Constitution, a Series Article 39 – The Un-ratified Amendment Proposed on August 22, 1978 – District of Columbia Representation By David Robert Wood August 1, 2012 This proposed Amendment to the Constitution would have provided representation in Congress for the seat of the federal Government, i.e., Washington DC, the District of Columbia. It [...]
About Our Constitution, a Series Article 34 – Introduction to the Forgotten Amendments and the Un-ratified Amendment Proposed on September 25, 1789, “Article the first” By David Robert Wood May 15, 2012 Introduction to the Forgotten Amendments Since the first meeting of the first Congress on March 4, 1789, and through July 15, 2004, in [...]
About Our Constitution, a Series Article 33 – Article of Amendment XXVII By David Robert Wood May 1, 2012 Article of Amendment XXVII reads as follows: Article of Amendment XXVII No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened. This [...]
About Our Constitution, a Series Article 29 – Article of Amendment XXIII By David Robert Wood March 1, 2012 Article of Amendment XXIII reads as follows: Article of Amendment XXIII Section 1. The District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as Congress may direct: A number of [...]
About Our Constitution, a Series Article 15 – Introduction to Articles of Amendment and Articles of Amendment I to X By David Robert Wood August 1, 2011 Introduction to Articles of Amendment An Amendment to the Constitution may be officially “proposed” in one of two manners. First, and as used for all Amendments proposed so [...]
About Our Constitution, a Series Article 11 – Administration of the Ratification Process, Part 2 By David Robert Wood June 1, 2011 In the preceding article, Part 1, commenced the discussion on the ratification administrative process, which begins upon the proposal of a constitutional Amendment by Congress. This included the history of the Amendment Administrators [...]
About Our Constitution, a Series Article 2 – About the United States Constitution By David Robert Wood January 15, 2011 Since its adoption, the United States Constitution has been, and continues to be, respected by many. British Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone (1809–1898) famously remarked that “the American Constitution is, so far as I can [...]
About Our Constitution, a Series Article 1 – History of United States’ Governments Leading to the Constitution By David Robert Wood January 1, 2011 The first national government of the united colonies began on October 20, 1774 when “The Association, &c.” <The Association> was adopted by twelve of the thirteen colonies, which was also known [...]