ARTICLE V: The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate. [Emphasis mine.]
Pretty straightforward, eh? Congress starts the process, or We start the process. Don’t like guns? Then revise the 2nd Amendment to clarify “a well regulated militia” and/or “shall not be infringed”.
Think only a biological man and biological woman should be allowed to get married? Amend the Constitution to define marriage as just that. What about abortion? You guessed it. Congressional term limits? Don’t even get me started.
Then why haven’t we done this yet??? Because if politicians insist on settling the hot-button issues once and for all, then what can they use to continue to divide us — so they can stay in office and continue to accumulate wealth and power?
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