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The left, fuming over the Supreme Court’s conservative majority and its commitment to the plain text of the confounded Constitution, is mounting a new push against originalism. That’s judicial jargon ...

Our constitution has been amended only 27 times in its 236 years of existence. It is very hard to change. In fact, the U.S. Constitution, among all national constitutions, is the most difficult to ...

"There is one amendment that America badly needs, and the good news is that it could pass immediately if any effort were put ...

The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that the state legislature can amend a Constitutional amendment approved by voters, ...

A national movement to launch a convention and amend congressional term limits into the Constitution is gaining momentum in Indiana. Consecutive legislative attempts failed to get past the committee ...

Philanthropists worry about false positives – grants that don’t pan out in the way they had hoped and planned, or, even worse, that do more harm than good. In my time as a funder, I certainly extended ...

While supporters say the state constitution is "sacred" and should be more difficult to change, opponents say imposing a minimum 60% voter approval rate limits the power of the people. Speaker of the ...

Proposals to Amend the Constitution of the State of Vermont The Vermont General Assembly is proposing voters amend the Constitution of the State of Vermont. Proposal 3 has passed two successive ...

The Arkansas Senate on Monday approved a bill aimed at changing the Arkansas Constitution to require ballot titles of citizen-initiated ballot measures to be readable, clear and concise and not exceed ...

Article V of the Constitution requires Congress to call a convention to propose and pass amendments if two-thirds of states, ...

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