May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not
- September 12, 2013
By using the Constitution’s convention procedure, we can enact the reforms necessary to save the country—and we can make them permanent.
READ MORE“[A]nother mistake is that because an amendments convention executes a federal function, Congress can control it. But . . . the rules and protocols for carrying out federal functions come from the Constitution, not from Congress.”
READ MOREThe new article “marshals a massive amount of historical evidence to show that a convention for proposing amendments is simply a ‘convention of the states,’ a frequent kind of gathering in U.S. history, and one whose make-up and procedures is well known.
READ MOREHow academics formed a completely erroneous “consensus” about the convention procedure of Article V.
READ MORE[The integrity of presidential electors] has taken on great urgency as “progressive” state legislatures increasingly meddle with free elections.
READ MOREThe incentives behind the campaign are obvious. The ERA is poorly drafted and vague (which is why it was rejected). If it became part of the Constitution, the result would be legal chaos. Activists know they would be able to feed off that chaos . . . .
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