# constitutional amendment (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover constitutional amendment. Page: Feed: --- ## [Everyone is campaigning on ‘affordability’ that no one can deliver](https://thefulcrum.us/governance-legislation/affordability-politics-analysis) _2026-08-21 · Jonah Goldberg · The Fulcrum_ Remember “affordability” mania? The time was 2025. A young, charismatic democratic socialist candidate for New York City mayor named Zohran Mamdani became a viral sensation. His secret? “Affordability.” Ask him about almost anything and he’d turn the conversation to affordability. When a reporter asked Mamdani to respond to President Trump’s claim that he was the better-looking politician, Mamdani… ## [Hoffnungsanker im Paradigmenwechsel](https://verfassungsblog.de/nachrichtendienstreform-kontrolle-unabhangigerkontrollrat/) _2026-08-20 · Markus Löffelmann · Verfassungsblog_ Bei dem aktuellen Entwurf des Reformgesetzes zum Nachrichtendienstrecht stehen die Aufweichung des Trennungsgebots und die beabsichtigten aktionellen Befugnisse der Dienste im Fokus. Der Entwurf sieht aber auch eine Neuordnung der nachrichtendienstlichen Kontrollarchitektur durch den Ausbau der Zuständigkeit des Unabhängigen Kontrollrats vor. Diese erweiterte verfahrensrechtliche Sicherung kann… ## [Constitutional Politics in Action – Part II](https://verfassungsblog.de/constitutional-politics-in-action-part-ii/) _2026-08-20 · Tímea Drinóczi · Verfassungsblog_ In August 2026, the Hungarian Constitutional Court rejected the petitions challenging the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments to the Fundamental Law. The petitions concerned the dismantling of the public-interest asset management foundations performing public duty, the termination of the mandate of the President of the Republic, the introduction of an age limit affecting sitting CC judges, and… ## [Constitutional Politics in Action – Part I](https://verfassungsblog.de/constitutional-politics-in-action-part-i/) _2026-08-20 · Tímea Drinóczi · Verfassungsblog_ The Fidesz-KDNP parliamentary group submitted petitions to the Constitutional Court in July 2026 challenging Hungary’s newly adopted Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments. The petitions demonstrate how constitutional doctrine can be strategically reconfigured when political actors move from exercising constitutional power to challenging its exercise by others. After losing control of constitutional… ## [Ins Ausland nur, wie es dem BMVg beliebt](https://verfassungsblog.de/wehrdienst-genehmigungspflicht-verfassungswidrig/) _2026-08-20 · Andreas Funke · Verfassungsblog_ Am 1. Januar ist das Wehrdienst-Modernisierungsgesetz in Kraft getreten. Es hat den „Neuen Wehrdienst“ eingeführt. Können nicht genügend Freiwillige gewonnen werden, sollen im Losverfahren Wehrpflichtige ausgewählt werden. Für Diskussionen sorgte auch ein Randaspekt der Neuregelung: Wehrpflichtige bedurften bei längeren Auslandsaufenthalten einer Genehmigung. Das Bundesministerium der Verteidigung… ## [Millions Using Unapproved Peptides as FDA Debates Regulation](https://thefulcrum.us/governance-legislation/fda-peptide-regulation) _2026-08-20 · Robert Pearl · The Fulcrum_ Peptides, the short chains of amino acids that help regulate biological functions, have become the latest obsession in health, fitness, and longevity. Online clinics and wellness influencers promote them as ways to heal injuries, reduce inflammation, improve metabolism, sharpen thinking, and slow aging. Today, these substances are part of a growing gray market. A recent Forbes report estimates… ## [Towards Qualified Majority Voting in EU Foreign Policy](https://verfassungsblog.de/towards-qualified-majority-voting-in-eu-foreign-policy/) _2026-08-19 · Matthias Goldmann · Verfassungsblog_ For several years, the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) appeared to have a Hungary problem. More fundamentally, however, it has a Treaty-design problem. Article 31(1) TEU establishes unanimity as the default decision-making rule for the European Council and the Council in CFSP matters, subject to specified exceptions. We argue that the standard justifications for unanimity do not… ## [(K)ein Blick auf Armut](https://verfassungsblog.de/bettelverbote/) _2026-08-18 · Adil Demirkol · Verfassungsblog_ Obwohl die Zahl von armutsbetroffenen Personen in Deutschland steigt, wird ihre erkennbarste Erscheinungsform aus dem Stadtbild verdrängt: Bettelnde Personen sind im öffentlichen Raum weniger sichtbar, weil kommunale Bettelverbote sie zum Verschwinden zwingen. Im Juli 2026 haben zuletzt die Stadträte in Dortmund und Düren Verbotszonen rund um die Außengastronomie eingeführt, die sogar stilles… ## [Dogmatische Schönheitsfehler](https://verfassungsblog.de/bverfg-menschenrechtsliste-afghanistan-bverfg/) _2026-08-18 · Peter Jacob · Verfassungsblog_ Der Beschluss des Bundesverfassungsgerichts zur sog. Menschenrechtsliste, ist auf den ersten Blick zu begrüßen. Das BMI hatte Einreisezusagen, die die Vorgängerregierungen den sich in Afghanistan oder Pakistan aufhaltenden afghanischen Ortskräften nach eingehender Prüfung erteilt hatten, im Dezember 2025 kurzerhand für „ungültig und erloschen“ erklärt. Das Bundesverfassungsgericht hat nun die… ## [Privilegierte Klimaschädiger](https://verfassungsblog.de/bayern-initiative-gegen-klimaklagen/) _2026-08-18 · Annabell Brüggemann · Verfassungsblog_ Die Klimakrise und ihre verheerenden Auswirkungen auf Menschen und Umwelt sind im historischen Hitzesommer 2026 in Europa so spürbar wie selten. Trotzdem wird Klimaschutz derzeit nicht großgeschrieben – insbesondere nicht bei der Bayerischen Landesregierung, die kürzlich einen nicht nur rechtspolitisch unsinnigen, sondern auch rechtlich fragwürdigen Gesetzesvorschlag in den Bundesrat eingebracht… ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/1384NUC115Od) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and access low-cost global trading. ## [SAFE and Italy’s Hesitation](https://verfassungsblog.de/safe-and-italys-hesitation/) _2026-08-18 · Arianna Vedaschi · Verfassungsblog_ On 28 July 2026, Italian Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, announced that the government had “decided to use SAFE, requesting an intervention of 14.9 billion euros by the end of the year”. He corrected himself within hours: the 14.9 billion had merely been “booked”. Defence Minister, Guido Crosetto, added that the SAFE decision is a genuinely political choice that the Houses of Parliament will be… ## [How State Constitutions Became the Battleground for American Rights and Liberties – on Both the Left and Right](https://thefulcrum.us/governance-legislation/state-constitutions) _2026-08-18 · Quinn Yeargain · The Fulcrum_ Beyond picking governors, state legislators, local officials and representatives to serve in Congress, voters in almost every state this year will have the opportunity to amend the language of their state constitution. In one state , they could potentially rewrite the constitution altogether. Though the U.S. Constitution is rarely amended , voters frequently amend their state constitutions . In… ## [Präventivhaft als Abkürzung](https://verfassungsblog.de/praventivhaft-csd-strafrecht/) _2026-08-17 · Christine Morgenstern · Verfassungsblog_ Der Anschlag auf den Berliner Christopher Street Day hat die Forderung nach einer wirksameren präventiven Gefahrenabwehr neu befeuert. Die gesellschaftliche Frage: Warum war der Tatverdächtige trotz seiner bekannten Gefährlichkeit nicht in Haft? Die politische Antwort liegt nahe: Um Gefahr nicht in einen Schaden umschlagen zu lassen, muss der Staat eben früher eingreifen, notfalls inhaftieren. Nur… ## [The Unscrupulousness of AIPAC](https://thefulcrum.us/governance-legislation/the-unscrupulousness-of-aipac-political-spending-u-s-policy) _2026-08-16 · Ronald L. Hirsch · The Fulcrum_ After AIPAC failed to defeat El-Sayed in the Michigan Democratic Senate primary—after spending $32 million— it said that it remains committed to defeating El-Sayed and his "radical, anti-Israel" agenda in the general election. Which means it is poised to sink tens of millions of dollars in supporting Republican Mike Rogers. It also said that Haley Stevens, his opponent, had presented " an… ## [Scientists Warn of Deepening Federal Attacks on Research](https://thefulcrum.us/governance-legislation/scientists-warn-deepening-federal-attacks-research-activism) _2026-08-16 · Joel Gurin · The Fulcrum_ Scientists and the federal government have been close partners since World War II. A landmark report by President Truman’s chief science advisor laid out a vision for government research that shaped eight decades of federally funded science. That vision is now at risk. In principle, the Trump administration has supported scientific research with its own vision for a new “ golden age of science .”… ## [State Gerrymandering Surge Ends Path to Proportional Representation](https://thefulcrum.us/governance-legislation/gerrymandering-surge-ends-proportional-representation-path) _2026-08-15 · Alan Durning · The Fulcrum_ “We are in an era of maximum warfare, everywhere, all the time. And we are going to keep the pressure on . . .” –Hakeem Jeffries, House Minority Leader, April 22, 2026 Borrowing a slogan from the Trump White House , Jeffries was describing mid-decade gerrymandering in Texas, California, Virginia, and half a dozen other states , with others queued up behind them. This new escalatory dynamic in… ## [Democratic Party Suicide](https://thefulcrum.us/governance-legislation/democratic-party-political-strategy-return-to-foundational-values) _2026-08-15 · Ronald L. Hirsch · The Fulcrum_ A recent New York Times article , "Moderate Democrats Prepare for 'War' Against an Ascendant Left," describes a disturbing perspective among mainstream, moderate, centrist Democrats. It is disturbing for many reasons. First, there is the practical impact. If indeed mainstream Democrats attack socialist Democrats in a sustained, organized manner, there is only one possible result: the defeat of the… ## [The Last War We Understood](https://thefulcrum.us/governance-legislation/us-national-military-strategy) _2026-08-12 · Joe Palaggi · The Fulcrum_ Every modern conflict seems to produce the same debate. Supporters argue that military action achieved its objectives. Critics ask why the enemy still exists. Iran is only the latest example. Supporters argued that the recent strikes achieved exactly what they were intended to do. They damaged Iran's nuclear program and restored deterrence. Critics saw something different. Iran's regime remained… ## [Missouri Drew a Gerrymander. Now Its Secretary of State Says Voters Can’t Say No.](https://thefulcrum.us/governance-legislation/missouri-gerrymander-secretary-of-state-blocks-voter-referendum) _2026-08-12 · Shawn Griffiths, Independent Voter News · The Fulcrum_ Louis —Tuesday wasn’t just primary election day in Missouri. It also marked the deadline for Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to certify ballot measures for November. Among them was a veto referendum to overturn a legislative gerrymander signed into law in September 2025. However, instead of revealing how many valid signatures the measure had—Hoskins declared it unconstitutional. The referendum,… ## [Congress Has an Age Floor and No Ceiling. That's Backwards for Gen Z.](https://thefulcrum.us/governance-legislation/age-limits-for-congress) _2026-08-11 · David Schultz · The Fulcrum_ Senator Dianne Feinstein's visible decline in her final years in office. Senator Lindsey Graham's sudden death. Senator Mitch McConnell's own recent hospitalization, and his halting explanation of it afterward. Three senators, three separate incidents, no obvious connection between them, except that the saga of these three senators is really one story about the problem of not knowing when to step… ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0JtzjbA3AApU) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## [Six Undeclared Wars Reveal Fatal Costs and Failed Oversight](https://thefulcrum.us/governance-legislation/six-undeclared-wars-war-powers-resolution-reform) _2026-08-08 · Steve Corbin · The Fulcrum_ In America’s 250-year history, only five wars were formally declared by Congress as required by Article I of the U.S. Constitution. They and the respective presidents were: the War of 1812 (James Madison), the Mexican-American War (James Polk), the Spanish-American War (William McKinley), World War I (Woodrow Wilson), and World War II (Franklin D. Roosevelt). Many Americans may not fully…