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 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 [...]