Two hundred and fifty years after Americans declared independence from Britain and began writing the first state constitutions, it’s not the Constitution that’s dead. It’s the idea of amending it.

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Florida and Arkansas both recently added restrictions to the citizen amendment process, after ballot measures to expand abortion rights were successful in other states. By Emily Cochrane Reporting ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday morning announced plans to reform Florida’s petition and amendment process, emphasizing the need for transparency and accountability. The proposal, set ...

Citizenship rules are constitutional and may be altered only by an amendment. When the Supreme Court agreed to hear the Trump administration's petitions seeking to resurrect Executive Order 14160 -- ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) committed to having an “amendment process” for the Laken Riley Act as the chamber continues to work through passing the bill in the coming days. Thune’s ...