Posted: July 11th, 2022

After the conclusion of the 2016 presidential election there was an outcry by some individuals seeking to abolish the Electoral College. However, such an effort requires amending the U.S. Constitution. Indeed, Senator Boxer (California) proposed such an amendment in the US Senate on November 15t

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After the conclusion of the 2016 presidential election there was an outcry by some individuals seeking to abolish the Electoral College. However, such an effort requires amending the U.S. Constitution. Indeed, Senator Boxer (California) proposed such an amendment in the US Senate on November 15th. Unsurprisingly, this particular proposed Amendment didn’t make it very far. There have been over 11,000 proposed amendments since the ratification of the Constitution, but only 27 have been ratified.
Constitutionally, there are two pathways for amending the Constitution. Read through the infographic below to see the process in detail.
Review Larry Sabato’s list of amendments the he thinks should be adopted (he has 23 of them.) https://www.amoreperfectconstitution.com/23_proposals.htm
For this week’s blog posting, I want you to propose a constitutional amendment. As you tackle this task, make sure you address the following items:
Clearly state the amendment you want to adopt.
Explain why there is a need for the proposed amendment.
Have there been previous attempts to create an amendment of this topic previously? If so, when and why did it fail?
Which of the two possible pathways for amending the Constitution would you try to take to get your amendment ratified?
Are there any groups out there currently promoting the amendment idea that you are proposing? If so, who are they?
How likely is it that your amendment will be added to the Constitution in the next decade?

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