While it is true that the smallest states can club together to block an Amendment, I am not sure that is a real stumbling block in practice. There have been lo

While it is true that the smallest states can club together to block an Amendment, I am not sure that is a real stumbling block in practice. There have been lots of amendments to the US constitution, and I expect if a solid majority of people wanted something changed, it would not be hard to pass another. This could easily happen if one major party strongly supported something and the other party was merely split. But in recent decades it has been easier to change the constitution by the back door through getting judgest to give creative interpretations.