May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not
- September 12, 2013
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.
READ MOREArguments some right-wing groups use to oppose an amendments convention were invented by activists on the Left.
READ MOREFar from authorizing more federal power, amendments almost certainly will reduce federal prerogatives and edge us toward decentralization.
READ MOREStates contemplating interposition usually should act in cooperation with other states. This essay outlines how methods of cooperation work.
READ MORERight now—while pandemic mistakes are fresh in our minds—is the time to adopt legal reforms to ensure those mistakes don’t happen again.
READ MOREThis 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.”
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