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A spash of cold water: Kavanaugh probably won’t change much, but there are other options 0
- October 19, 2018
This article first appeared in Townhall.com. When Senator Susan Collins made her now-famous speech stating she would vote to approve the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, a keystone of her argument amounted to, “He won’t change much.” She noted Judge Kavanaugh’s dedication to case precedent. She also noted that while the national
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Are recent “rescissions” of Article V applications valid?0
- August 13, 2018
“The preambles of seven of the nine rescissions show they were based on material mistakes of law and fact.
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Missouri court gets it right on constitutional amendment law 0
- July 31, 2018
“The courts have a long record of applying constitutional amendment law accurately and fairly.”
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New Study: only one state away from a convention to propose a balanced budget amendment 0
- May 9, 2018
The 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
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Unconstitutional? Extra-Constitutional? What’s the difference?0
- April 24, 2018
An extra-constitutional action may be legal or illegal.
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How the False Stories Against An Amendments Convention Got Started 0
- April 2, 2018
Opponents then — like their successors today — claimed they were protecting the Constitution. But what they actually were (and are) doing is protecting judges and politicians who abuse their positions by changing constitutional rules without following the normal democratic process.
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