YOu miss the point. THE PEOPLE don't get a vote to ratify proposed amendments. The state legislatures do. It's this kind of (intentional?) misunderstanding of the process that robs your complaints of any logical power.
“YOu miss the point. THE PEOPLE don’t get a vote to ratify proposed amendments. The state legislatures do. It’s this kind of (intentional?) misunderstanding of the process that robs your complaints of any logical power. “
You mean legislatures like Indiana, that just gave gays special protection in an act that was supposed to protect religious freedom? You mean the legislatures of NY & CA? You think the amended Constitution would have any more protection for religious freedom than the current one? Or the courts would pay any more attention to it?
Suppose they passed and ratified an Amendment reading “We REALLY mean what was said in Amendments 9 and 10!” Do you think any court would give a rat’s rear end?
Do you think the country is more or less supportive of states rights in 2015 than in 1783?
Y’all are nuts! We’ll never get MORE protection than what is written in right now, nor will the courts give anything written and ratified more than lip service for a few years.