Constitutional Amendments
I haven't posted in a long time, but I hope this one is worth the wait. In the past 222 years there have been thousands of proposed amendments to the U.S. Constitution, but thankfully only 27 have passed Congress and been ratified by the states. Six others have passed Congress but failed to be ratified by the states, with four of those still pending due to no deadline existing. I say "thankfully only 27" because the Constitution should not be changed lightly, only changing to address significant needs. Still, there are valid reasons to amend the foundational document of our republic, and I will list here a few that I would propose. These are my own ideas and not part of any national campaign, but I would love for a national campaign to form around any of these. In no particular order: 1. Limit taxing and spending authority to only what is needed within enumerated powers. "The United States shall not raise revenues nor incur debt for any purpose e...