What will become Amendment XXVIII is up for debate, but chances are that it might already exist in Congress.
In celebration of Constitution Day on September 17, 2014, we are dedicating the week to a new series, “The Future of the Constitution“. Designed to examine the Constitution and its Amendments, “The Future of the Constitution“ will examine the amendment process, analyze existing, failed, and prospective amendment, take a look at the constitutional quandary found in campaign finance reform in the post-Citizens United era, and end with a review of retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Steven’s newest book, “Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution”.
In Part I of the series, we discussed how the Constitution can be amended and gave a brief overview of the Constitution’s history and contents.
In Part II, which is broken up into three sections, we outlined the Bill of Rights, the Eleventh through the Twentieth Amendments, and we will examine the 21st through the 27th Amendment shortly.
In Part III, we delved into the six prospective amendments that were adopted by Congress, but fell short of the ratification threshold in the states.
Now, in Part IV, we will examine some of the many potential amendments that still linger in Congress, but have caught the public’s attention and may start or have come close to starting the process of being adopted and ratified.
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