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 27 – Article of Amendment XXI By David Robert Wood February 1, 2012 Article of Amendment XXI reads as follows: Article of Amendment XXI Section 1. The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed. Section 2. The transportation or importation into [...]
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 8 – Ratification of Constitutional Amendments, Part 2 By David Robert Wood April 15, 2011 As discussed in article 7, a State Legislature’s power to ratify a proposed Amendment to the Constitution may not be restricted or otherwise inhibited by State Statutes or State Constitutions. However, this view on [...]
About Our Constitution, a Series Article 7 – Ratification of Constitutional Amendments, Part 1 By David Robert Wood April 1, 2011 As previously discussed, the authority to amend the Constitution, and the basic amendment process, is specified in Article V of the Constitution. To date, Congress has only proposed thirty-three Amendments and twenty-seven of these [...]
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 [...]