Originally Posted by
Gistok
You bring up a good point. What determines what should go into the constitution and what should not?
The age of drinking? The use of Schedule 1 illegal drugs, etc. We could have ended up with 100 Amendments to the Constitution if our politicians so desired.
The 18th Amendment prohibited Alcohol in 1919, and the 21st Amendment cancelled that out in 1933.
Looks like the last attempt at adding an amendment was the failed Equal Rights Amendment, which expired unratified in 1982.
Logically both major parties are in the same boat when it comes to adding amendments, instead using the legislative route for laws.