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The states are the last hope for the Constitution.

But we will probably also have to push for impeachment of Sotomayor and Kagan.

Or maybe we should push for a Constitutional amendment requiring SCOTUS justices to recuse themselves from cases where they have a clear financial and/or personal conflict of interest. Just to let DC know the people are sick of this crap. If the process is not going to require that SCOTUS justices display integrity worthy of them being put “on their honor”, then we have to LEGALLY REQUIRE the same ethical standards for them as for any other judge.

Anybody know how the process for amending the US Constitution works? How do we start the process to amend the Constitution?

There are two ways spelled out in the Constitution for how to propose an amendment. One has never been used.

The first method is for a bill to pass both houses of the Congress, by a two-thirds majority in each house. Once the bill has passed both houses, it goes on to the states. This is the route taken by all current amendments. Because of some long outstanding amendments, such as the 27th, Congress will normally put a time limit (typically seven years) for the bill to be approved as an amendment.

The second method prescribed is for a Constitutional Convention to be called by two-thirds of the legislatures of the States, and for that Convention to propose one or more amendments. These amendments are then sent to the states to be approved by three-fourths of the legislatures or conventions. This route has never been taken, and there is discussion among political scientists and constitutional scholars about just how such a convention would be convened, and what kind of changes it would bring about.
If the Constitution is going to be amended at the current time, a whole lot of Democrats in Congress and in state legislatures are going to have to go along with the proposals to get the 2/3rds super majority and the 3/4ths of the states needed to ratify.

I believe it starts in congress. That means demanding it from our representatives in the house and senate.

This is going to be a LONG fight. It shouldn’t be, it’s a common sense sort of thing, this Amendment, but those who want to break the the constitution will fight it.

This is our Declaration of Independance time. It is up to our generation to show up at the front line.