American Founder Jonathan Smith’s Inspiring Speech
- May 23, 2024

Key framers explained why the Constitutional Convention had authority to propose a new form of government.
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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
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Founding era state legislative records show beyond doubt that an amendments convention is a “convention of the states”
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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.
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Arguments some right-wing groups use to oppose an amendments convention were invented by activists on the Left.
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Far from authorizing more federal power, amendments almost certainly will reduce federal prerogatives and edge us toward decentralization.
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