amendment applications

How a ‘Convention of States’ really works 0
- March 4, 2021
Frantic claims that it’s a “constitutional convention” … or that it can issue a new document or “radically re-write” the existing one … or change the ratification procedure—none of these have any legal or historical basis.
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Don’t let them divert us from ensuring electoral integrity!—1st in a series 0
- January 22, 2021
I’ve been in and around politics for over 50 years. I know a diversion when I see one.
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New scholarly article explains amendments conventions 0
- March 22, 2020
The 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.
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The Mayflower Compact and “consent of the governed” are now 400 years old 0
- January 29, 2020
Self-government is at the heart of the American experiment. Historically, it is far more important than some other institutions (such as slavery) that [receive] more attention . . . . .
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New information on the Constitution’s ratification—Part IV North Carolina 0
- December 19, 2019
North Carolinians repeatedly—both in official and unofficial documents—referred to an Article V convention as a “convention of the states.”
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How to reform our dysfunctional federal government 0
- September 20, 2019
For many members of Congress . . . almost their only job experience has been politics. They can hardly understand how the rest of us live.
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