In this era of trillion dollar legislative bills for an economic stimulus that's not working, a government takeover of health care, and cap-and-trade energy taxes to supposedly reduce global warming, millions of Americans are "awakening" to the need to limit the federal government by insisting that Congress adhere to the Constitution. Some of these newly awakened Americans have concluded that amending the Constitution would get our nation back on track, while forgetting that our biggest problem is that our elected officials already pay little attention to the Constitution's limitations as it is. Why would they pay attention to some new amendments?
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President Obama is pushing for a quick confirmation of his newest Supreme Court pick, and there seems to be little that stands in his way. Centrist Republicans and centrist-to-liberal democrats have already hinted they will not oppose her confirmation. Sen. Leahy who chairs the Judiciary Committee is already 
UPDATE, April 30: The House passed H.R. 2499 by 223-169 yesterday. However, an important amendment was added to the bill to give citizens of Puerto Rico a fourth choice (in the second plebiscite authorized by the bill) to continue in the present commonwealth status. This additional choice would make the deck less stacked toward statehood. The Senate still must vote.
Judge Barbara Crabb, of the U. S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, declared on April 15 that the U.S. law authorizing a National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional. Judge Crabb’s 66-page decision enjoined President Obama from issuing an executive order calling for the celebration of a National Day of Prayer. 