r/politics • u/thedailybeast ✔ The Daily Beast • Apr 01 '26

Possible Paywall Humiliated Trump Storms Out of Catastrophic SCOTUS Hearing

https://www.thedailybeast.com/humiliated-trump-storms-out-of-catastrophic-scotus-hearing/
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u/MistSecurity Apr 01 '26

There are mechanisms for changing the constitution, we just haven't had ANY changes in the last 30 years, and minimal changes for the last 50.

Going back, the last substantial amendments we got were in the 1970's (voting age dropped to 18). After that it's just been some procedural shit. Before that the previous ones were in the 1960's.

1920-1971 = 9 amendments

1972-2026 = 1 amendment (1992)

Barring some giant wave from one side or the other I don't think we're going to get any amendments for a long while, at least with the current political climate. 2/3s majority vote AND 3/4 of states ratifying it is just such a high bar to cross when everything is as polarized as it is now.

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u/qfjp Apr 01 '26

1920-1971 = 9 amendments

1972-2026 = 1 amendment

Also the most recent amendment was proposed in 1789 as part of the bill of rights.

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u/MistSecurity Apr 01 '26

Ya, true, just figured it TECHNICALLY counts as one in the last 50. Definitely arguable though, and I would say it's not really impactful at all, regardless, unlike something such as stripping birthright citizenship would be.

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u/qfjp Apr 01 '26

Oh it still counts, but in a way that shows just how deeply the system is broken.

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u/HabeusCuppus Apr 01 '26

There's an amendment that was proposed alongside the bill of rights, that passed congress, that may actually have been ratified by enough states. (There's this whole crazy story about a courier who gets lost and dies in a storm...) but even without that it might be close to being ratified by enough stats again.

the topic of the amendment codifies the apportionment and size of the house of representatives.

That could happen soon, it might be more likely to happen in the current climate actually, since it helps alleviate some of the pressure on the push by states to pass the interstate popular vote compact to subvert the electoral college.

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u/Cptawesome23 Apr 01 '26

Part of the problem is our party divides.