In brief, proposed constitutional amendments must first be approved by a two-thirds majority of Congress (both the House and the Senate). Once through Congress, the Amendment must then be ratified by a simple majority of three-fourths of the state legislatures (38 states). Only after ratification by the state legislatures does the Amendment become law.

My first objective for the proposed 28th Amendment, therefore, is to get at least two-thirds of all Congressmen and Senators to vote for its adoption.

There are actually other ways to amend the Constitution, but the foregoing is the only route that has been used successfully to date. For complete details read Article V of the US Constitution, or visit one of many Web sites that provide detailed infromation, such as ncsl.org