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If at least nine of this board’s members could agree on a reform package, it would be fast-tracked to an up-or-down vote in Congress with no opportunities for amendments.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Your friend would need to ensure that the trust’s terms and governing amendments are rock solid.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

Labour councillor Andre Bourne said: "We are in support of this motion; however, we are making amendments to strengthen it – we are here to support your motion."

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

That debate over the declaration helped engender the equal citizenship amendments added to the 1789 Constitution at the Civil War’s end—specifically, as the Supreme Court recounts, in the 14th Amendment’s first sentence repudiating Dred Scott.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

Constitutional amendments guaranteeing African Americans “equal protection of the laws” and the right to vote proved as impotent as the Emancipation Proclamation once a white backlash against Reconstruction gained steam.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander



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