No, a Convention of States Could Not Change the “One State/One Vote” Rule
Could a convention of states could change the “one state/one vote” rule to one based on population? The short answer is “No.” In at least 42 conventions of states and colonies over 350+years, there is no precedent for such a change. The possibility exists only in the fantasies of convention opponents. Defenders of the federal […]
Yet more evidence comes to light that an amendments convention is a “convention of the states”
Founding era state legislative records show beyond doubt that an amendments convention is a “convention of the states”
State over federal power: The 100th anniversary of the Colorado River Commission
The Colorado River Commission was one of the most successful conventions of states ever held. Its achievement debunks uninformed claims that interstate conventions are “unprecedented” or cannot follow a pre-set agenda.
How objections to an amendments convention got started
Arguments some right-wing groups use to oppose an amendments convention were invented by activists on the Left.
Are constitutional amendments coming?
Far from authorizing more federal power, amendments almost certainly will reduce federal prerogatives and edge us toward decentralization.
How states can work together without the feds
States contemplating interposition usually should act in cooperation with other states. This essay outlines how methods of cooperation work.
Never Again! Reforms to prevent future pandemic overreach
Right now—while pandemic mistakes are fresh in our minds—is the time to adopt legal reforms to ensure those mistakes don’t happen again.
Two New Conventions of States Discovered!
This information raises the number of verified conventions of colonies and states to 42. This experience renders absurd the common claim that the . . . details of conventions of states are “unknown.”
On “Federal Functions,” the 2020 election, the Necessary and Proper Clause & con law courses
It is perverse to spend so much [constitutional law] class time on areas of recurrently-shifting jurisprudence, while neglecting constitutional principles that are just as central and far more enduring.
The Values in the Constitution
The framers believed that for an American government to protect liberty, its constitution must include provisions that incorporated five distinct values.
Our Quadrennial National Convention: The Electoral College
The baseless argument that a “national convention can do anything” never has had any force with the national convention known as the Electoral College.
Understanding the Constitution: Constitutional amendments work
The lamp of experience sheds light unmistakably bright and clear: Constitutional amendments work.
