CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

Amendments

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), S6471 [26JN], S6536, S6586, S6587 [27JN]

Articles and editorials

Agenda of Divisiveness, S5477 [6JN]

Banned in Boston—The Coming Conflict Between Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty, S5417-S5419 [5JN]

Bill of Wrongs—No Need for Federal Marriage Amendment, S5532 [7JN]

Bully's Pulpit, S5477 [6JN]

Congress Nears Choice—Protect Freedom or Stoke Anger?, S6543 [27JN]

Democrats Must Confront GOP Strategy, S5530 [7JN]

Divide and Conquer the Voters, S5475 [6JN]

Family Feud; Sparks Fly in the Senate Over Gay Marriage, S5532 [7JN]

Flag Burning Redux, S6543 [27JN]

Forget Flag Burning, E1288 [27JN]

Ill-Starred Flag Amendment Would Do Nation No Good, S6543 [27JN]

Just Say ``I Don't'', S5475 [6JN]

Marriage Amendment Protects Federalism, S5443 [6JN]

More Amendment Politics, S5531 [7JN]

On Gay Unions, Pandering Rises Above Principles, S5531 [7JN]

On the Low Road to November, S5475 [6JN]

One Down—One To Go, S6542 [27JN]

Our Flag and Our Freedom, S6474 [26JN]

Running Against Gays; As an Election Approaches, Can a Vote To Ban Same-Sex Marriage Be Far Behind?, S5476 [6JN]

Senate Should Focus on Real Issues, S5532 [7JN]

Stafford's Gift, S5476 [6JN]

Thoughts of a Former POW—When They Burned the Flag Back Home, S6475 [26JN], S6515 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 77), H224 [8FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 31), S1353 [15FE]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 76), H154 [1FE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 88), H3423 [6JN] (see H.J. Res. 91), H5047 [11JY]

Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to limit power of Federal courts to force a State or local government to levy or increase taxes (see H.J. Res. 84), H1916 [27AP]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 80), H565 [2MR]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see S.J. Res. 35), S3704 [27AP] (see H.J. Res. 85), H2174 [4MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 880), H4327 [20JN]

———misinterpretation of first amendment relative to Buckley v. Valeo decision on campaign contribution limits (see H. Con. Res. 333), H154 [1FE]

Cloture motions

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), motion to proceed, S5424 [5JN], S5534 [7JN]

Excerpts

U.S. Constitution: fourth amendment, S1458 [17FE]

Letters

Constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage: Mitt Romney, Governor of Massachusetts, S5443 [6JN]

———Pro-Family Pediatricians (organization), S5477 [6JN]

———Senator Leahy, S5406 [5JN]

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. flag: Colin L. Powell, S6475 [26JN]

———Evelyn Foote, Veterans for Common Sense (organization), S6506 [27JN]

———Gary E. May, Veterans Defending the Bill of Rights (organization), S6476 [26JN]

———Michael S. Greco, American Bar Association, S6505 [27JN]

———Phyllis Snyder, National Council of Jewish Women, S6506 [27JN]

———Richard T. Foltin, American Jewish Committee, S6506 [27JN]

———Sharon Lee Kufeldt, American Legion, S6544 [27JN]

Lists

Emergency Committee To Defend the First Amendment, S6544 [27JN]

Motions

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), S5394 [26MY]

Papers

Why a Marriage Amendment Is Necessary (excerpt): Senate Republican Policy Committee, S5463-S5465 [6JN]

Remarks in House

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, H969 [14MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 58), H4482 [22JN]

Constitution—U.S.: results of McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum survey on the five freedoms in the first amendment, H851 [9MR]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (H.J. Res. 76), H302 [15FE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), E1023 [6JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, H3913 [14JN]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), E1288 [27JN]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (H.J. Res. 85), E737 [5MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, E1023 [6JN]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, E1254 [23JN]

———anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (H. Res. 880), H4318, H4319 [20JN]

———misinterpretation of first amendment relative to Buckley v. Valeo decision on campaign contribution limits (H. Con. Res. 333), H302 [15FE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 37), E309 [8MR]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (S.J. Res. 25), S721 [6FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 31), S1363-S1365 [15FE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), S5393 [26MY], S5945 [15JN], S6057 [19JN]

———constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), motion to proceed, S5403-S5424 [5JN], S5439-S5484 [6JN], S5517-S5534, S5581 [7JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, S1807 [7MR]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), S5217 [25MY], S5867 [14JN], S6471-S6487, S6496-S6498 [26JN], S6501-S6547 [27JN], S6593, S6627, S6628 [28JN]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), unanimous-consent agreement, S6440 [22JN], S6531 [27JN]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (S.J. Res. 35), S3718-S3721 [27AP]

Senate: legislative priorities, S7363-S7366 [12JY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, S6449 [23JN]

Reports filed

Constitutional Amendment Relative to Definition of Marriage: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 1), S4795 [18MY]

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 12), S6154 [20JN]

Statements

Constitutional Amendment Relative to Definition of Marriage (S.J. Res. 1): Executive Office of the President, S5443 [6JN]

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Norman Dorsen and Charles Fried, Emergency Committee To Defend the First Amendment, S6544 [27JN]

———Senator Specter, S6473 [26JN]

Tables

Constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), S5450 [6JN]

Texts of

S.J. Res. 12, constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. flag, S6471 [26JN]

S.J. Res. 35, constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer, S3721 [27AP]

Transcripts

Constitutional Amendment Relative to Definition of Marriage: Jack Cafferty, Situation Room (television program), S5532 [7JN]