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27th Amendment gets publicity in budget battle
One of the least known constitutional amendments is getting a lot of publicity as a wild card in the ongoing budget battle in Washington. The 27th Amendment is the most recent amendment, and there are...
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What happens when Congress passes an unconstitutional law?
The debate over the “No Budget, No Pay” debt-ceiling deal has some people saying the proposed act is unconstitutional because of the 27th Amendment. But what happens if Congress passes a law that can...
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Debt-ceiling deal passes despite constitutional concerns
The Senate has approved legislation that extends the nation’s debt ceiling until May, despite some concerns the bill conflicts with the 27th Amendment. Debt clock. Source: Everyme at Wlikicommons The...
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Why Congress protected its own pay in the sequester deal
Congressional staffers face layoffs and furloughs in two weeks, but Congress members made sure their own paychecks were safe when passing the “sequester law” in 2011. Technically, the mandatory cuts to...
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Sequester facts: What happens next, what gets cut
As lawmakers and President Obama haggle over a sequester deal in Washington this week, people are nervous about more than $1 trillion in budget cuts and how they will affect jobs and the economy. The...
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Should Congress see a pay cut or a pay raise?
When it comes to amendments in the Constitution, the 27th amendment, which deals with congressional pay, isn’t as well known as others. But the question of congressional pay raises—or cuts—has gotten a...
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27th Amendment: Congressional Pay Limitation
As part of the National Constitution Center’s 27 Amendments (In 27 Days) project, each day we will look at a constitutional amendment. Through partnerships with leading scholars and universities,...
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Taking its place in history…
Editor’s note: This essay first appeared on SCOTUSblog, March 25, 2012. United States Supreme Court building. Photo by Jeff Kubina American constitutional history has not moved in a straight line, from...
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How a C-grade college term paper led to a constitutional amendment
The 27th Amendment is the most recent amendment to the Constitution, and its existence today can be traced to a college student who proposed the idea in a term paper and was given a C by his professor...
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Happy birthday, 27th Amendment!
Source: Mokra (Stock Exchange). Today we celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the 27th Amendment (ratified May 7, 1992). Here’s what you need to know: WHAT IT DOES The 27th Amendment makes sure that...
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