The Federal Constitution is a living document. It cannot therefore remain static.Changes or amendments to the provisions of ...

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the ...

The Arkansas Constitution is almost 200 years old. The document was first ratified in 1836, the same year the Arkansas Territory became the state of Arkansas. Since then, it’s seen 104 amendments. The ...

If Wyoming legislators would like to change the Constitution, they should propose specific amendments, writes guest columnist Earl DeGroot. The post A convention of the states is a bad idea appeared ...

This week marks the anniversary of women getting the right to vote. That was codified as the 19 th amendment to the Constitution on August 26 th, 1920. But the status of another amendment remains ...

In the early 1970s, buoyed by bipartisan support, Congress overwhelmingly passed the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex. A rush of state ratifications ...

One reason the federal government has become so dysfunctional—it can’t even balance its own budget—is that a key “check and balance” in the Constitution remains unused. This is the right ...