CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

Agreements

Senate debate of S.J. Res. 332, 14176 [14JN]

Amendments

Budget: balanced (H.J. Res. 268), 16898 [11JY], 17797, 17809 [17JY]

———balanced (S.J. Res. 183), 17715 [17JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 332), 15543, 15550, 15564, 15616 [26JN]

Analyses

Balanced Budget/Tax Limitation Amendment, 17806 [17JY]

Articles and editorials

Add Flag-Burning to the List of Pointless American Disputes, 14732 [20JN]

Attack on the Bill of Rights, 15583 [26JN]

Balancing Amendments, 17568 [16JY]

Balancing Budget Amendments, 17807 [17JY]

Bob Dole's Folly, 15583 [26JN]

Bush Again Calls for Flag Amendment, 14118 [14JN]

Congress Should Not Diminish Old Glory, 14276 [14JN]

Congressional Careerism, 5203 [22MR]

Court-Ordered Taxation, 7826 [20AP]

Dole Designated Demagog on Flag, 15584 [26JN]

Flag, Again, 14732 [20JN]

Flag Burning and Writing the New Czech Constitution, 15353 [22JN]

Flag Burning Flap, 15585 [26JN]

Flag Day, 15585 [26JN]

Flag-Burning Amendment—Devaluing Constitution, 14276 [14JN]

Fly the Flag Freely, 15585 [26JN]

Forget Flag Burning, 15583 [26JN]

Freedom Best Protests Old Glory, 14733 [20JN]

Its Rally 'Round Flag, Forget Everything Else, 15585 [26JN]

It's Time To End Discharge Petition Secrecy, 6065 [29MR]

Leave Bill of Rights Alone, 15584 [26JN]

Limit Congressional Terms? It's an Idea Worth Pondering, 7842 [20AP]

Limiting the Power, 6810 [4AP]

Long May It Wave, 15583 [26JN]

Next Step—A Constitutional Amendment, 14297 [14JN]

Old Glory, 17568 [16JY]

Protecting Our Flag—No Erosion of Liberty, 13818 [13JN]

Protecting the Flag, 15058 [21JN]

Public Interest Grows in 12-Year Limitation, 8227 [25AP]

This Sacred Document, 14733 [20JN]

Tragedy—Flag Amendment Can't Improve on Irreplaceable Bill of Rights, 15583 [26JN]

Voters Purpose to Put a Lid on Their Representatives, 9408 [3MY]

Whose Constitution Is It, Anyway?, 14673 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions

Budget: balance (see H.J. Res. 621)

———balance (H.J. Res. 268), consideration (see H. Res. 434)

———balanced (H.J. Res. 268), consideration (see H. Res. 391)

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 622)

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 268), consideration (see H. Res. 370)

Crime and criminals: constitutional amendment to prohibit capital punishment (see H.J. Res. 619)

———safeguard victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 547)

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.R. 5091)

———prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 332; H.J. Res. 491, 559)

———prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 350), consideration (see H. Res. 350)

Government: terms of office for President, Vice President, and Members of Congress (see H.J. Res. 569)

House of Representatives: 4-year terms and limit terms served (see H.J. Res. 600)

Members of Congress: limit congressional terms (see S.J. Res. 235; H.J. Res. 684)

States: permission to propose or ratify an amendment by referendum (see H.J. Res. 624)

Taxation: prohibit any court from ordering the laying or increasing of taxes (see S.J. Res. 295; H.J. Res. 560, 564)

23d amendment (see H.J. Res. 504)

Commentaries

Constitutional amendment to prevent desecration of U.S. flag: Ron Rankin, KCDA-Radio, Coeur d'Alene, ID, 15557 [26JN]

Comparisons

Budget deficits 1982-91, actual versus nominal freeze, 17805 [17JY]

Court documents

Flag Desecration: Supreme Court, 14935 [20JN]

Essays

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Flag Desecration: Roger Grace, 15571 [26JN]

Don't Burn Our Flag: Orville Lee Vaughn III, 15062 [21JN]

Flag Desecration: Kelsey Watkins, 8173 [25AP]

Letters

Balanced budget constitutional amendment discharge petition: Donnald K. Anderson, 15362 [22JN]

Congressional term limitation: Eldon Rudd, 10401 [15MY]

———Hiram L. Fong, 9810 [9MY]

———John O. Marsh, Jr., 10092 [10MY]

Constitutional amendment on U.S. flag desecration: Miles S. Epling, American Legion, 10689 [16MY]

Constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget: Arlene Zielke, National PTA, 17784 [17JY]

———Becky Timmons, Committee for Education Funding, 17783 [17JY]

———Charles H. Buzzell, American Vocational Association, 17783 [17JY]

———Milton Friedman, 17806 [17JY]

———President Bush, 17854 [17JY]

———Representative Barton, 17807 [17JY]

———Representative Douglas, 17854 [17JY]

———Robert Bork, 17782 [17JY]

———Robert H. Atwell, American Council on Education, 17783 [17JY]

———several economists, 17748 [17JY]

———William A. Niskanen, 17806 [17JY]

Constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms: Clair W. Burgener, 4933 [21MR]

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. flag: Kirk M. Bauer, 15294 [21JN]

Crime victims' rights, 16321 [28JN]

Flag desecration: American Legion, 14116 [14JN], 15323 [21JN]

———George W. Hails, 17347 [13JY]

———Margaret J. Haase, 26655 [28SE]

———Representative Chandler, 15252 [21JN]

———Richard L. Thornburgh, Attorney General, 15321 [21JN]

———Senators Dole and Heflin, 13526 [11JN]

———VFW, 14116 [14JN], 15323 [21JN]

Members of Congress' terms of office: Abner W. Sibal, 8705 [27AP]

———James L. Buckley, 8528 [26AP]

Require balanced budget: William Proxmire, 17577 [16JY]

Lists

Cosponsors of S.J. Res. 48, constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. flag, 15106 [21JN]

Memorials of legislature

Alabama, 4460 [15MR], 4663 [20MR]

North Carolina, 13552 [11JN]

Pennsylvania, 141 [23JA], 15849 [27JN]

South Dakota, 4662 [20MR]

Tennessee, 13405 [7JN], 13803 [12JN]

Virginia, 14228 [14JN]

Motions

Budget: balanced (H.J. Res. 268), consideration (H. Res. 391), 14702 [19JN]

Flag—U.S.: review constitutionality of protection statute (H. Res. 362), 4997 [22MR]

Petitions

American Legion, Buffalo, NY, 4151 [9MR]

American Legion Post 459, Grand Rapids, MI, 3764 [7MR]

Catholic War Veterans of the U.S.A., Inc., 27479 [4OC]

Outer Banks VFW Post 10950, 23679 [10SE]

Slidell, LA, City Council, 27479 [4OC]

Slidell City, LA, City Council, 25276 [21SE]

30th Infantry Division Association, 16897 [11JY]

Poems

``Should We Burn the Flag?'' Howard Sessoms, 23506 [6SE]

``Stop Abusing the Flag'', 15361 [22JN]

``U.S. Flag'', Victoria Cukovecki, 15374 [22JN]

Polls of opinion

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. flag, 15058 [21JN]

U.S. flag burning: Gallup, 10690 [16MY]

Questions and answers

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, 17809-17811 [17JY]

Remarks in House

Budget: balance, 9828 [9MY], 10607 [16MY], 12110 [24MY], 14601, 14602 [19JN], 14876 [20JN], 16102, 16103 [28JN], 16826, 16827, 16828 [11JY], 17207 [12JY], 17437, 17439 [13JY], 17510, 17568, 17569-17579 [16JY], 17802 [20JY], 18539-18545 [20JY], 19704 [26JY], 21680 [1AU], 27954 [7OC], 34488 [26OC]

———balance (H.J. Res. 268)-17297 [13JY], 17336 [12JY], 17487 [13JY], 17734, 17735 [17JY], 17739 [19JY], 17746 [17JY], 17756, 17802, 17803 [18JY]-17819, 17822 [17JY], 17855 [17JY], 17863 [18JY]

———balance (H.J. Res. 268), consideration (H. Res. 434), 17736-17745 [17JY]

———balanced (H.J. Res. 268), 8566 [27AP], 12112 [24MY], 15362 [22JN], 16169-16181 [28JN]

Capital punishment: prohibit (H.J. Res. 619), 17107 [11JY]

Desecration of the U.S. flag, 2281 [21FE], 2292 [22FE]

Education: commend Convention II activities, 37139 [27OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment on desecration, 4994-5007 [22MR]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, 13513, 13514, 13515 [11JN], 13593, 13594, 13595, 13596, 13597, 13598, 13644, 13645 [12JN], 13909 [13JN], 14022, 14023, 14024, 14025 [14JN], 14026 [18JN], 14027, 14028, 14029, 14030, 14031 [14JN], 14280, 14283, 14297, 14304 [14JN], 14353 [18JN], 14601, 14602, 14673 [19JN], 14730, 14732 [20JN], 14875, 14876, 14877, 14962 [20JN], 15058 [21JN], 15331 [21JN], 15350, 15351, 15361, 15375 [22JN], 15731, 15732 [26JN], 17333 [12JY], 18128 [19JY]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 350), 15239, 15263 [21JN], 15314, 15315 [25JN]-15318-15336 [21JN], 16823 [10JY]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 350), consideration (H. Res. 417), 15229-15239 [21JN]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 350), debate procedure, 14877, 14878 [20JN]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.R. 5091), 14935-14937, 14938 [20JN], 15318-15325 [21JN]

———prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 324), 14015 [13JN]

———prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 350), discharge petition, 5699 [28MR], 6065 [29MR], 6176 [2AP]

———prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 491), 2652 [27FE]

———review constitutionality of protection statute (H. Res. 362), 4993, 4994, 4996 [22MR]

Language and languages: recognize English as official U.S. language (H.J. Res. 81), 15733 [26JN]

Members of Congress: limit congressional terms, 35998 [26OC]

———limit congressional terms (S.J. Res. 235), 28249 [10OC]

States: permission to propose or ratify an amendment by referendum (H.J. Res. 624), 18472 [20JY]

25th amendment, 13325 [7JN]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: balanced (S.J. Res. 183), 17715 [17JY], 17990 [18JY]

Desecration of the U.S. flag, 2351 [22FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, 13550, 13552 [11JN], 13837, 13904 [13JN], 14115-14132 [14JN], 14511, 14512, 14514, 14544-14546 [19JN], 14740-14743, 14801 [20JN], 15077, 15084, 15105, 15106 [21JN], 15387, 15399 [22JN], 15535 [26JN], 15869, 15876, 16073 [27JN]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 332), 13525-13528 [11JN], 13756 [12JN], 14466 [18JN], 15396-15398 [22JN], 15468-15503 [25JN], 15534, 15543-15590 [26JN]

———desecration, 10689 [16MY]

———prohibit desecration, 3399 [5MR]

———prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 332), 12489 [24MY]

Members of Congress: limit congressional terms (S.J. Res. 235), 201 [23JA], 4932 [21MR], 5202 [22MR], 5327 [26MR], 7841 [20AP], 8807 [30AP], 8973 [1MY], 9188 [2MY], 9408 [3MY], 9540 [7MY], 9630 [8MY], 9810 [9MY], 10092 [10MY], 11081 [17MY], 11274 [21MY], 11803 [23MY], 12482 [24MY], 18089 [18JY], 25258 [20SE]

Taxation: prohibit any court from ordering the laying or increasing of taxes (S.J. Res. 295), 7825 [20AP], 8182-8184 [25AP]

Terms of office: limit, 6244 [2AP]

Reports

Solving the Deficit Problem—A Tax Limitation/Balanced Budget Amendment: Daniel J. Mitchell and John M. Ollin, Heritage Foundation, 17715 [17JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.J. Res. 288, To Require Balanced Budget: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 434) (H. Rept. 101-600), 17492 [13JY]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 350, Constitutional Amendment on U.S. Flag Desecration: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 417) (H. Rept. 101-548), 14934, 15038 [20JN]

Constitutional Amendment on Line-Item Veto: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 14) (S. Rept. 101-466), 25070 [19SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 23) (S. Rept. 101-466), 25070 [19SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Cicero, IL, Board of Trustees, 16823 [10JY]

Statements

Bill of Rights: James Madison, 15232 [21JN]

Constitutional Amendment on Protection of U.S. Flag: Representative Hyde, 17333 [12JY]

Desecration of U.S. Flag: Fred Kort, 15262 [21JN]

———Representative Dornan, 15259 [21JN]

Flag Burning: William Safire, 15236 [21JN]

Maintaining the Constitution: Abraham Lincoln, 15236 [21JN]

Our Flag Speaks to US: Representative Quillen, 15231 [21JN]

Perpetual Debt and the Rights of Successive Generations: Thomas Jefferson, 17812 [17JY]

Proceeding With Caution When Amending Constitution: James Madison, 15560 [26JN]

Protecting the U.S. Flag: American Legion of Tennessee, 13803 [12JN]

Require Balanced Budget: James J. Kilpatrick, 17579 [16JY]

Symbolism of the Flag: Henry W. Beecher, 15233 [21JN]

Symbols of Liberty and Liberty Itself: Senator Simon, 15574 [26JN]

Synopses

Balanced Budget/Tax Limitation Amendment, 17806 [17JY]

Testimonies

Constitutional Amendment Requiring a Balanced Budget: Roy L. Ash, 17786 [17JY]

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of U.S. Flag: R. Michael Luttig, Dept. of Justice, 15488-15490 [25JN]

———Walter Dellinger, 15560 [26JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 362, review constitutionality of U.S. flag protection statute, 4996 [22MR]

H. Res. 417, consideration of H.J. Res. 350, constitutional amendment to prohibit U.S. flag desecration, 15229 [21JN]

H. Res. 434, consideration of H.J. Res. 268, constitutional amendment to balance budget, 17736 [17JY]

H.J. Res. 268, constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget, 17797 [17JY]

H.J. Res. 268, require balanced budget, 16169 [28JN]

H.J. Res. 350, constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. flag, 15239 [21JN]

H.R. 5091, Flag Protection Act, 15318 [21JN]

S.J. Res. 235, limit congressional terms, 202 [23JA]