Tag: Amendments

Understanding the Constitution: Constitutional Amendments Work

Commentary “Why should amendments make any difference, since they’re not following the Constitution now?” The question became common as a talking point promoted by a conspiratorial group. But I like it because it offers a teaching opportunity. The short answer is that uniform experience tells us that amendments work very well. They have proved more…


Standout Amendments in Sen. Sanders’ $3.5 Trillion Budget

As the Republicans and Democrats worked together to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Tuesday morning, another proposal in the Senate has been far more contentious: Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) $3.5 trillion budget resolution. The infrastructure bill and the budget resolution make up what Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called President Joe Biden’s “two-track strategy.”…