Failed Constitutional Amendments

#constitution #ushistory #history #politics

Every now and again, America decides it wants to amend its constitution. However, passing an amendment is difficult, as was intended by the founding fathers when they drafted the constitution. Around 12,000 amendments have been proposed since the constitution was ratified in 1788, but only 27 have been adopted. So what were those failed amendments and why were they unsuccessful?

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:59 Equal Rights Amendment
2:29 DC Voting Rights Amendment
3:26 Balanced Budget Amendment
5:08 Congressional Term Limits Amendment
6:23 Corwin Amendment
7:50 Bayh-Celler Amendment
9:37 Senate Abolition Amendment
10:49 Ludlow Amendment
11:58 Miller’s Amendment
12:47 Conclusion

Intro
Equal Rights Amendment
DC Voting Rights Amendment
Balanced Budget Amendment
Congressional Term Limits Amendment
Corwin Amendment
Bayh-Celler Amendment
Senate Abolition Amendment
Ludlow Amendment
Miller’s Amendment

[ArchLars]

Its kinda nuts how they managed to get an amendment for the prohibition, considering how difficult it is. So fast too.

[AyeThatsHandsomePete]

Term Limits need to happen. We have members of congress who are in their 80's, and have no idea where they are anymore.

[chrrmin]

There should be amendment that requires congress and the Senate to read every bill out loud in its entirety before they can vote on it

[tylernass]

Worth noting that 10 of the 26 ammendments that have been ratified were the Bill of Rights, ratified in 1791. So only the other 16 have been spread across the 232 years (!!!) since then.

[jackson]

I would say the 18th amendment is probably also a failed amendment considering it was later voided by another amendment

[kaip]

Common theme: "Despite overwhelming voter support for the 'Don't Kick Puppies' bill, which prohibited Congress from kicking puppies, the amendment was soundly defeated by Congress - who went on to kick MANY more puppies."

[jackmarrowmapping]

7:48 that actually spooked me since I’m watching on my phone lmao

[Skinwalkerxiv]

The Kilo Amendment: term limits and an outright ban on companies donating to political campaigns

[John_Smith_Dumfugg]

Imagine where we'd be today if that one senator had voted for the balanced budget amendment.

[cm]

Term limits and one that makes hiding bills inside of bills illegal.

[adamfranz]

ERA is not quite dead! Although it expired the due date, enough states have now ratified it to become effective. Congress could pass a resolution removing the deadline, which had been done before. The validity of this action is up for debate, but it’s still in the air

[truwu]

3:39 The irony of Reagan trying to pass the Balanced Budget Act

[Srange]

I'm very impressed at the quality and amount of information you managed to convey in such an entertaining way. I hope you find more success on youtube. 👍

[jonothedudeguy]

Yo this guy lowkey screen recorded and stole someone else's video look at 7:48

[DakotahMiskus]

The term limit amendment is the one we really need

[dthknghtmcgee]

Oh damn this is your first video. You covered a good topic already. I have not seen any history topical channel covered something like failed amendments before so this was pretty refreshing!

Keep up the good work!

[robertortiz-wilson]

I really appreciate how fair and accurate you were when describing why each failed in summary!

[thejstriker]

Please do more videos like this, you're doing really good work.
Greetings from Germany

[madcat]

The bar should be high, it should be difficult to change the constitution. Only that which is so important as to pass in all measures should be allowed to be integrated into law.

[thisguy]

The difficulty of adding amendments is a very good thing. If it were easier, than a momentary swing in political power to either side could impact the nation for decades/centuries to come, and some very bad or poorly considered ideas could enter in. The amendments truly need to be a near-universal consensus, as it is the ultimate law governing every American.