Ashcroft and constitutional amendments

[Sanford Levinson]

For what it's worth, I believe that Larry Tribe supports (at least a
version of) the "victim's rights amendment."  And I don't think that
support of amendments must be confined to correcting manifest
constitutional stupidities.  One can also support amendments designed to
make this a "more perfect Union."  (I don't put either of the suggested
amendments in that category, but my point is that we should address the
substantive positions, not condemn anyone for proposing lots of amendments
per se.)

sandy

At 11:34 AM 01/17/2001 -0800, you wrote:
>Two of the amendments Ashcroft was involved in supporting were the so-called
>"flag burning amendment" and the "victim's Rights Amendment". (He did not
>draft/initially sponsor the latter I know, but I don't know about the
>former) I think both are ill-conceived (even Slade Gorton opposed the
>victim's rights amendment), and not designed to address "constitutional
>stupidities" such as Sandy mentions..  I don't know the others Ashcroft
>supported.
>Lynne
>