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Could the Equal Rights Amendment become a reality?

by Robert Black

On January 15, 2020, the Virginia legislature passed a resolution to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. The move sets off an…

Could the Equal Rights Amendment become a reality?
Eight basic facts about the Bill of Rights

by NCC Staff

Here are eight key facts about this enduring testament to liberty and freedom!

Eight basic facts about the Bill of Rights
On this day: The United States formally outlaws slavery

by NCC Staff

On December 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment was ratified after the state of Georgia approved the amendment as it was proposed to the…

On this day: The United States formally outlaws slavery
Can a dormant proposed constitutional amendment come back to life?

by Scott Bomboy

This week, the state of Illinois voted to ratify the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution 36 years after its…

Can a dormant proposed constitutional amendment come back to life?
What does it take to repeal a constitutional amendment?

by Scott Bomboy

A current public debate started by a retired Supreme Court Justice has people talking about possibly repealing one of the…

What does it take to repeal a constitutional amendment?
Term limits amendment would face uphill battle

by Scott Bomboy

Republican Senator Ted Cruz and Representative Ron DeSantis want a constitutional amendment to limit the terms members of Congress…

A short list of constitutional amendments proposed in the current Congress

by Scott Bomboy

Recently, a member of the House of Representatives from New York state proposed eliminating recess appointments from the…

Doing the math for a new Constitutional Convention

by NCC Staff

Can a group of states ban together for the first time since 1787 to change the Constitution at a convention? It all comes down to…

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