Essay:Needed Constitutional Amendments (Blue)

Needed amendments to the Constitution
The amendments were written to mimic the grandiose, legalese-y prose the Constitution itself was written in, which might be less than easily understandable. I had fun, though.

But I explain what the hell I mean when I write these amendments to the right. So, no excuses. And, for your benefit: “United States” = generally, the “federal government,” “district constituting the seat of government in the United States” = Washington, D.C. I’ve not provided commentary on all the sections beginning with “The Congress shall have power to enforce…” because it should be fairly obvious—if not, the reason is that this section grants Congress an enumerated power, i.e. an immediate, textual Constitutional justification, rather than having to go through the “icky” Necessary and Proper/Elastic Clause.


 * This is the first part of a planned essay series about the United States Constitution.