How states should push back against the Biden administration
States can refuse to cooperate with a federal program or enforce an unconstitutional federal law.
The federal powers of state legislatures
Even today, despite all the state legislative cessions, the authority available to state lawmakers remains impressive.
How a ‘Convention of States’ really works
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.
New article relevant to the 2020 election, amendments, & much more!
The Constitution’s “federal functions” are almost totally overlooked in law school courses. Yet they are hugely important.
The solution is a convention of the states: 5th of a five part series
By using the Constitution’s convention procedure, we can enact the reforms necessary to save the country—and we can make them permanent.
Don’t let them divert us from ensuring electoral integrity!—1st in a series
I’ve been in and around politics for over 50 years. I know a diversion when I see one.
The Electoral College: The target of politicians who would make things worse
If we were to cut the presidency down to constitutional size, it wouldn’t matter so much that on rare occasions the position’s occupant was not the popular vote winner.
New article shows how amendments conventions and other “federal functions” are regulated
“[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.”
New scholarly article explains amendments conventions
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.
Global warming and the Constitution’s amendment process: How to tell whether a ‘consensus’ Is true
How academics formed a completely erroneous “consensus” about the convention procedure of Article V.
Two new briefs in the Supreme Court’s Electoral College case
[The integrity of presidential electors] has taken on great urgency as “progressive” state legislatures increasingly meddle with free elections.
The Mayflower Compact and “consent of the governed” are now 400 years old
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 . . . . .
