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	FindLaw: U.S. Constitution: Amendments
		The amendment was rejected (and not subsequently ratified) by Kentucky, Maryland, and Tennessee.
		The amendment was rejected by Georgia on July 24, 1919; by Alabama on September 22, 1919; by South Carolina on January 29, 1920; by Virginia on February 12, 1920; by Maryland on February 24, 1920; by Mississippi on March 29, 1920; by Louisiana on July 1, 1920.
		This amendment was subsequently ratified by Virginia in 1952, Alabama in 1953, Florida in 1969, and Georgia and Louisiana in 1970.
	caselaw.lp.findlaw.com /data/constitution/amendments.html (3680 words)

	Amendments to the Constitution of the United States — Infoplease.com
		Amendment XI (The proposed amendment was sent to the states Mar. 5, 1794, by the Third Congress.
		Amendment XV (The proposed amendment was sent to the states Feb. 27, 1869, by the Fortieth Congress.
		Amendment XX (The proposed amendment, sometimes called the “Lame Duck Amendment,” was sent to the states Mar. 3, 1932, by the Seventy-second Congress.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0749825.html (2098 words)

	History
		As supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment between 1972 and 1982 lobbied, marched, rallied, petitioned, picketed, went on hunger strikes, and committed acts of civil disobedience, it is probable that many of them were not aware of their place in the long historical continuum of women’s struggle for constitutional equality in the United States.
		Amendment, which declared, "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex." It had been 72 years from Seneca Falls to victory, and ironically, the most controversial resolution had been written into law first.
		Amendments: "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex." But the labor movement was still committed to protective workplace laws, and social conservatives considered equal rights for women a threat to the existing power structure.
	www.equalrightsamendment.org /era.htm (2271 words)

	ELS - ERD - Law By Country - United States Substantive Law - Constitution of the United States (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The amendment was rejected by Utah (and not subsequently ratified) on February 26, 1913.
		The amendment was rejected (and not subsequently ratified) by Oklahoma in June 1947, and Massachusetts on June 9, 1949.
		The amendment was rejected by Mississippi (and not subsequently ratified) on December 20, 1962.
	www.law.emory.edu /FEDERAL/usconst/amend.html (2848 words)

	Constitutional amendment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A constitutional amendment is an alteration to the constitution of a nation or a state.
		On the other hand, an amendment to the constitution of the US state of Massachusetts must first be endorsed by a special majority in the legislature during two consecutive terms, and is then submitted to a referendum.
		Amendments are often totally forbidden during a state of emergency or martial law.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Constitutional_amendment (1712 words)

	The United States Constitution - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net
		Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
		After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.
		Amendment 23 - Presidential Vote for District of Columbia.
	www.usconstitution.net /const.html (5138 words)

	Colorado's Amendment 2 against gays, lesbians & bisexuals
		Amendment 2 is designed to prevent piecemeal deterioration of the sexual morality favored by a majority of Coloradans, and is not only an appropriate means to that legitimate end, but a means that Americans have employed before.
		Amendment 2 violates the Equal Protection Clause, and the judgment of the Supreme Court of Colorado is affirmed.
		Amendment 2 would have prevented "special treatment of homosexuals and nothing more." For example, if the Amendment were in force, retiring homosexual state employees would still be treated in the same way as heterosexual employees in terms of a pension.
	www.religioustolerance.org /hom_laws7.htm (3047 words)

	Proposed Statewide Amendment Ballot Language - November 2, 2004 General Election
		Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to authorize Baldwin County and certain governmental entities within the county to have certain powers for the promotion of economic and industrial development in Baldwin County and the municipalities therein.
		Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to repeal portions of Section 256 and Amendment 111 relating to separation of schools by race and repeal portions of Amendment 111 concerning constitutional construction against the right to education, and to repeal Section 259, Amendment 90, and Amendment 109 relating to the poll tax.
		Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to authorize a county commission of any county or any municipality therein to perform certain actions for the purpose of economic and industrial development in the county.
	www.sos.state.al.us /election/2004/statewideamendments.htm (254 words)

	Amendment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Constitutional amendment - a change made to a written constitution.
		Soil amendments - materials added to soil to improve plant growth and health.
		This page was last modified 18:56, 27 August 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amendment (55 words)

	NARA \| The National Archives Experience
		ARTICLES in addition to, and Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, proposed by Congress, and ratified by the Legislatures of the several States, pursuant to the fifth Article of the original Constitution.
		Amendment II A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
		Amendment IX The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
	www.archives.gov /national-archives-experience/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html (425 words)

	Senate Debates McCain Amendment on Prisoner Interrogation
		This amendment will cover those entities with multiple nationalities, multiple agencies, and because of the circumstances our people in the past have taken control of these, and some of the activities of the other nationalities involved would not be consistent with this amendment.
		The amendment says that if a civilian is to determine enemy combatant status in a statement from a foreign interrogation, you have to prove that the statement was not unnecessarily coerced.
		I was under the assumption the amendment was going to be accepted, as you were, and now I have been told there are some concerns from the minority on the committee.
	www.fas.org /irp/congress/2005_cr/mccain100505.html (20049 words)

	PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDME (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As required by the Constitution, these proposed amendments in their entirety are on file in the office of the judge of the probate court in each county and are available for public inspection.
		Proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that this state shall recognize as marriage only the union of man and woman; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
		Proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction over questions of law from any state appellate or federal district or appellate court; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
	www.sos.state.ga.us /elections/2004_constitutional_amendments.htm (979 words)

	Equal Rights Amendment
		This website is a project of the Alice Paul Institute in collaboration with the ERA Task Force of the National Council of Women's Organizations.
		The Equal Rights Amendment, first proposed in 1923, is still not part of the U.S. Constitution.
		The Alice Paul Institute, a not-for-profit corporation based in Mount Laurel, NJ, was established in 1984.
	www.equalrightsamendment.org (299 words)

	Bill of Rights
		The conventions of a number of the States having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added.
		Article the third [Amendment I] Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
		Article the twelfth [Amendment X] The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
	www.constitution.org /billofr_.htm (508 words)

	CNN.com - Senate opens flag-burning debate - Jun 27, 2006
		Observers give the flag amendment a better chance of passing than the one to ban same-sex marriages that was defeated earlier this month.
		He called the efforts to pass the amendment "electioneering rallying cries" that struck at the heart of what the Constitution and the flag represent.
		As set forth by the Constitution, a two-thirds vote of those present in each chamber of Congress is required for an amendment to be sent to the states for ratification.
	www.cnn.com /2006/POLITICS/06/26/flag.amendment/index.html?section=cnn_topstories (659 words)

	Text of South Dakota Amendment E (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Individuals filing a civil complaint or answer on their own behalf, before the Special Grand Jury, as a matter of right, shall, at the time of filing, post a fee of fifty dollars, or file a declaration, which shall remain confidential, stating they are impoverished and unable to pay and/or object to such fee.
		Should this Amendment lack sufficient funding through its fines, fees, and forfeitures (including deductions in paragraph 6), the Legislature shall impose appropriate surcharges upon the civil court filing fees of corporate litigants as necessary to supplement the funding of this Amendment.
		No judge complained against, or sued civilly by a complainant pursuant to this Amendment, shall be defended at public expense or by any elected or appointed public counsel, nor shall any judge be reimbursed from public funds for any losses sustained under this Amendment.
	www.southdakotajudicialaccountability.com /amendment.htm (1733 words)

	Update corporate or LLC documents with BizFilings amendment services.
		A certificate of amendment is a document filed with your state of formation, or if applicable with any states in which your company has foreign qualified to transact business, to enact a specific change to the information included in your company's formation or qualification documents.
		Purpose Amendments are used when the focus of your company or organization's business has changed, and you have a detailed business purpose clause in your formation documents that consequently needs to be updated.
		A certificate of amendment is a document filed with your state of formation or if applicable with any states in which your company has foreign qualified to transact business, to enact a specific change to the information included in your company's articles of incorporation (for corporations) or articles of organization (for LLCs).
	www.bizfilings.com /products/amendment.asp (648 words)

	CNN.com - Senate set to reject gay marriage ban - Jun 6, 2006
		Nonetheless, proponents are defending the decision by Republican leaders to bring the amendment to the Senate floor, dismissing complaints from opponents that the measure is a pernicious election-year ploy that has wasted precious time on the legislative calendar.
		To become part of the Constitution an amendment needs approval from at least two-thirds of the Senate (67 of the 100 members), at least two-thirds of the House (290 of the 435 members) and three-fourths of the states (38 of the 50 states), or by a convention called by three-fourths of the states.
		In the nearly 220 years since the Constitution was written, only 27 amendments have made it through this arduous approval process, the most recent in 1992 governing the timing of changes in congressional compensation.
	www.cnn.com /2006/POLITICS/06/06/same.sex.marriage/index.html (946 words)

	The U.S. Constitution - National Constitution Center (Site not responding. Last check: )
		They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.
		ARTICLES in addition to, and Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, proposed by Congress, and ratified by the Legislatures of the several States, pursuant to the fifth Article of the original Constitution.
		Note: The Fourteenth Amendment, section 2, of the Constitution was modified by section 1 of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment.
	www.constitutioncenter.org /explore/TheU.S.Constitution/index.shtml (4293 words)

	House OKs flag desecration amendment - Politics - MSNBC.com
		The amendment’s supporters expressed optimism that a Republican gain of four seats in last November’s election could produce the two-thirds approval needed in the Senate as well after four failed attempts since 1989.
		Amendment, in 1971, extended the right to vote to citizens as young as 18.
		The last time the Senate voted on the flag-burning amendment, the tally was 63 in favor and 37 against, four votes short of the two-thirds majority needed.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/8318974 (750 words)

	First amendment - Wex
		The First Amendment of the United States Constitution (http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.billofrights.html#amendmenti) protects the right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression from government interference.
		The First Amendment has been interpreted by the Court as applying to the entire federal government even though it is only expressly applicable to Congress.
		Despite popular misunderstanding the right to freedom of the press guaranteed by the first amendment is not very different from the right to freedom of speech.
	www.law.cornell.edu /wex/index.php/First_amendment (712 words)

	Senate Amendment on Uniform Standards for Interrogation of Detainees
		For the information of my colleagues, the second amendment, which would be before the Senate for consideration at a different time, basically says that cruel and inhumane treatment will not be inflicted upon any prisoner, and we would adhere to the Geneva Conventions as well as other international agreements concerning the treatment of prisoners.
		The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To provide for uniform standards and procedures for the interrogation of persons under the detention of the Department of Defense) At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following: SEC.
		I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to propose this amendment, the Senator from Alabama be allowed to speak for 10 minutes, the amendment be set aside, and the Senator from South Carolina be allowed to propose his amendment.
	www.fas.org /irp/congress/2005_cr/s072505.html (14107 words)

	TONA Research Committee - The Thirteenth Article of Amendment (Site not responding. Last check: )
		With the enactment of Act No. 280, March 12, 1819, which was Voted, En Bloc, and publication of the Revised Code, the State of Virginia notified the Department of State, the Congress, the Library of Congress, and the President of their action by issuing to each a copy of the Laws of Virginia.
		The disappearance of the original 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States has been under investigation by independent modern researchers during the past years.
		I herewith communicate to the Legislature for their consideration, certain laws and resolutions passed by the Legislatures of Georgia, North-Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Vermont, upon the subject of amendments of the Constitution of the United States, together with letters from the executive officers of those States.
	www.amendment-13.org /index.html (1041 words)

	The Raw Story \| GOP to force Federal Marriage Amendment vote in 2006
		The Marriage Protection Amendment was originally introduced by Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO) in 2003, and leveraged as a wedge issue by the GOP during the 2004 election cycle as a way of mobilizing its base to vote against same-sex marriage.
		Yet what was seen as a moral victory by conservatives soon became a political bargaining tool, one that did very little to affect the stalled status of the once promised amendment that drove so many voters to cast their ballot.
		Frist rejected the notion that the amendment is politically motivated during a June 2004 vote.
	rawstory.com /news/2005/Republicans_will_try_to_bring_Federal_0127.html (940 words)

	WorldNetDaily: Measure would repeal 16th Amendment
		The 16th Amendment, ratified in 1913, allowed the federal government to levy a tax on all incomes.
		Most of all, the Liberty Amendment is an initiative aimed at reducing the size and scope of the federal government," he wrote.
		The most recent constitutional amendment, which was proposed by the First Congress on Sept. 25, 1789, and was first adopted by Maryland in December of that year, was ratified on May 18, 1992.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=22732 (723 words)

	06-19-2006 - Senators Levin and Reed Introduce Amendment on U.S. Policy on Iraq : Senator Carl Levin: News Release (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The amendment calls for the beginning of a phased redeployment of U.S. forces from Iraq by the end of the year.
		The Levin-Reed amendment continues the progress made in last year’s “United States Policy in Iraq Act,” which passed the Senate by a vote of 79-19 as part of the Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006.
		The Levin-Reed amendment does not address the speed or pace of the redeployment, i.e., it doesn’t establish a timetable for redeployment and it does not call for a precipitous withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq.
	levin.senate.gov /newsroom/release.cfm?id=257387 (583 words)

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