May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not
- September 12, 2013
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READ MORE“The preambles of seven of the nine rescissions show they were based on material mistakes of law and fact.
READ MORE“The courts have a long record of applying constitutional amendment law accurately and fairly.”
READ MOREThe Constitution says that “on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, [Congress] shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments.” However, there has been relatively little credible research into what “the Application of . . . two thirds” means. Most scholars who have investigated the issue agree that applications must
READ MORENone of the amendment campaigns . . . favors the open-ended convention needed for radical change. All of their model legislative applications severely limit the convention’s scope.
READ MOREOf course, it is one thing to criticize, but another to try to craft something better.
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