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19. According to the US Senate website there have been over 11,000 proposed amendments...

Sat Jul 4, 2015, 03:30 AM

Jul 2015

between 1789 and 2014. (It's an approximation, as explained on the table.)

Twenty-seven were adopted, including the original ten comprising the Bill of Rights. (Two of the other 17 involved booze!)

The FF seem to have decided that the Constitution did not need to change as often as the blue plate special.

http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/three_column_table/measures_proposed_to_amend_constitution.htm

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US Senator pushes amendment to shift power back to states [View all] Judi Lynn Jul 2015 OP

Good. Then strip all federal dollars from said states. Drunken Irishman Jul 2015 #1

"Enzi says states and businesses face thousands of rules, regulations and unfunded mandates mpcamb Jul 2015 #27

Has this idiot ever read the constitution? onecaliberal Jul 2015 #2

Yea. Cryptoad Jul 2015 #25

Don't they introduce this same fucking thing every year? jmowreader Jul 2015 #3

Yes, done to pander to their base vinny9698 Jul 2015 #40

Like that'll happen. marble falls Jul 2015 #4

No. SoapBox Jul 2015 #5

They want a line outside the governor's mansion of people paying them tribute. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #7

Wanna bet this is to stop the ni,...I mean the gays? Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #6

dump all glbt equality, bring back slavery, but wait...there's more! nt msongs Jul 2015 #9

Ban abortion and birth control. SoapBox Jul 2015 #15

"bring back slavery" Oh now that sounds like a teaparty republicans wet dream.nt cstanleytech Jul 2015 #24

Yep, taking back the country to those good old days of lots of racism, punish lgbt, no RKP5637 Jul 2015 #35

States Rights works very well for the NRA. -none Jul 2015 #12

Yeah, he wants to go back to the days when everyone knew their place and weren't uppity! This RKP5637 Jul 2015 #36

So, basically he wants the return of the Confederacy? Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #8

No they want the return of feudalism and serfdom. Initech Jul 2015 #37

A fundamental issue like this lordsummerisle Jul 2015 #10

No. Bad idea. Very very bad idea. Initech Jul 2015 #38

This is how the Civil War started. n/t jaysunb Jul 2015 #11

Ah, somebody who recognizes what's up. Igel Jul 2015 #13

Senator Enzi, read your history books Warpy Jul 2015 #14

When I was young the power for most programs did rest in the hands of the states. Education, jwirr Jul 2015 #16

We pay taxpayers hard earned dollars to pay these imbeciles? {{{spit}} eom Purveyor Jul 2015 #17

hey Mikey that fish has more brains than your whole family olddots Jul 2015 #18

According to the US Senate website there have been over 11,000 proposed amendments... Princess Turandot Jul 2015 #19

Sell them to China and see how they like that regime davidpdx Jul 2015 #20

Why do they hate our country? nt silvershadow Jul 2015 #21

It's all about Federal Land and Corporate Pollution bucolic_frolic Jul 2015 #22

Wyoming has the smallest population of any state in the union. nt BumRushDaShow Jul 2015 #23

Given how many state legislatures and governorships Republicans have taken over, Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #26

The genius of the beauty timdog44 Jul 2015 #28

He should be more careful with what he's wishing for. lark Jul 2015 #29

Here are some of the things they've come up with Greybnk48 Jul 2015 #30

Oh, no! "You may not take a picture of a rabbit from January to April without an official permit." Judi Lynn Jul 2015 #33

Wasn't Enzo's idea called "nullification" in 1861? HardLineDem Jul 2015 #31

Oh, that silly thing! Pfffft.... CTyankee Jul 2015 #34

Yet another ignorant GOP tea bagger wasting taxpayers' money as a US Senator red dog 1 Jul 2015 #32

And while you're at it - packman Jul 2015 #39

Why does he NOT just find a case and attack the passage of the 14th Amendment. happyslug Jul 2015 #41