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Current issues that many Americans have thought worthy of a Constitutional amendment?
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∙ 14y ago
1. An amendment prohibiting the burning or desecration of the flag.
2. An amendment prohibiting abortions except in cases of rape, incest or danger to mother's life.
3. An amendment prohibiting marriage between people of the same sex.
4. An amendment letting naturalized citizens be President. (the Arnold amendment)
Those were off the top of my head. A quick Google search revealed dozens, even scores more, all actually proposed in Congress, all failing, all in the last ten years or so. Everything from guaranteed housing to praying in school.
Obviously many Americans think many issues are worth an amendment. Some, like a mandated balanced budget or re-establishing the filibuster or direct vote of the President, might be good.
Others, like awarding 5th and 14th amendment rights to the unborn would be difficult and divisive. Whether one is pro-choice or pro-life, having a woman die giving birth to a deformed child of incestuous rape would seem a bit harsh.
And the one where the minimum age of Congress would be lowered to 21 - wow, just when they can drink for the first time, they can lead us!
I'm not going to cut and paste. You can check out the list here:
http://www.usconstitution.net/constamprop.html
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoBalance the federal budget each year, prohibit flag burning, permit prayer in public schools, outlaw abortions, impose term limits on members of Congress, and prohibit same-sex marriages.
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Can the legislative branch propose constitutional amendments?
Congress can propose an amendment to the constitution as long as there is a two thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives as well as the Senate. The only other way to propose an amendment would be through a constitutional convention with a two thirds vote from all the states' legislatures.
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Where are all amendments of the constitution approved at?
Constitutional amendments must first pass both houses of congress, and they are then sent to the states to be ratified. To become a law, 3/4 of the states must agree to ratify an amendment. This is to make sure that amending the constitution is difficult and requires a lot of thought before it happens. So, to sum up, after a proposed amendment is approved by congress, it must then go to the individual states; if enough states vote to approve it, the amendment becomes a part of the constitution.
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Can the legislative branch propose constitutional amendments?
Congress can propose an amendment to the constitution as long as there is a two thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives as well as the Senate. The only other way to propose an amendment would be through a constitutional convention with a two thirds vote from all the states' legislatures.
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