What will be next US Constitutional Amendment?

[Likely Voter]

The 20th century saw 12 amendments to the US Constitution. The last (27th - on Congressional raises not applying until the next Congress) was in 1992.

So does anyone expect to see the USC amended in the 21st century? And if so what do you think is the next amendment?

Or in our more polarized electorate, is it now impossible to imagine something passing supermajorities in both houses and in 38 state legislatures?

[Likely Voter]

There are two steps for any potential amendment. 1. proposal 2. ratification
And there are two ways for each. An amendment can be proposed by a constitutional convention (which can be called for by 2/3s of the state legislatures) or if it passes 2/3s of both houses of Congress. The amendment would then need to be ratified by 3/4s of the states (either through their own legislatures or state constitutional conventions).  To date all amendments have been proposed by congress and ratified by state legislatures.

The high hurdle is why it doesn't happen so often. And in the modern eras highly polarized politics it is very unlikely that anything that is seen as partisan could get through the process.

The thing I think that has the greatest chance is electoral reform but only after the GOP loses a presidential election while winning the PV (ala Bush in 2000). A ban on the death penalty in a generation or two is possible if trends continue and it gains conservative support, but it may be more likely that such a ban would be enacted via legislation and/or the supreme court. In fact both the child labor and ERA are now seen as superfluous to current legislation and court rulings.

And if we are looking at the 21st century as a whole, one cannot ignore the possibility that technology may play a part, notably regarding the potential citizenship (or denial of citizenship) for human clones and/or artificial intelligences.

[Likely Voter]

After Citizens United Bernie Sanders proposed the Saving American Democracy Amendment
http://www.change.org/petitions/the-saving-american-democracy-amendment
It is a liberal wet dream but I can't see that ever passing unless there were some kind of massive event of corporate corruption ala Teapot Dome level or bigger

BTW 'Personhood' amendment usually applies to banning abortion by redefining personhood to fetuses. That has been proposed at the state level in a few states and always failed. There has also been failed attempts at the federal level, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Life_Amendment
I can't imagine that ever passing

[Likely Voter]

For the record the 2012 GOP platform supported a number of different amendments
Federal Marriage Amendment
Victims Rights Amendment
Balanced Budget Amendment
Human Life Amendment

The DNC 2012 platform supported...
Campaign Finance Reform Amendment (didn't specify but called for overturning Citizens United)
Equal Rights Amendment