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Edited on Fri Jul-16-04 08:32 AM by RoyGBiv
I have no idea if anyone has ever collected a full listing of the proposed amendments that never passed to the point of being sent to the states for ratification. There are dozens, sometimes hundreds, each congressional session that are proposed, however. Many of these seek to curtail various aspects of the Bill of Rights. A lot of them are in response to some Supreme Court or other court ruling; the two you mention are among these. Few of these proposals get much press.
There have been six amendments sent to the states that have not been ratified. In 1861, an amendment passed the House and Senate that would have protected slavery. That's the most blatant attempt to constitutionally ensure certain people never had any rights at all.
On Edit: Googled it, and there are lots. In the 107th Congress, an amendment was proposed that would have repealed entirely the 8th Amendment (cruel and unusual punishment) and replaced it with language prohibiting incarceration for minor traffic offenses.
There have also been attempts to repeal the 2nd amendment (this by Democrats) and to repeal the 16th (income tax) 22nd (term limits) and 26th (voting rights for 18 year-olds) amendments in the last decade or so.
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