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By Lex Greene
“The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1868, granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including formerly enslaved people—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.” One of three amendments passed during the Reconstruction era to abolish slavery and establish civil and legal rights for Black Americans, it became the basis for many landmark Supreme Court decisions over the years.”
Although there have been more than 11,000 proposed amendments to the Constitution since the adoption of the Bill of Rights in 1789, the Constitution has only been amended 27 times. The process of amending the Constitution is a very difficult, expensive, and time-consuming process by intent. Thomas Jefferson explained why;
“The government is supposed to be by and for the people. Therefore, the system is carefully set up and should not be changed unless there is a very serious, heavy reason to do so.”
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