May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not
- September 12, 2013
The lamp of experience sheds light unmistakably bright and clear: Constitutional amendments work.
READ MOREWe have everything to gain from a convention of states and nothing to lose. . . We have a moral and legal obligation to employ that constitutional tool before splitting up the country.
READ MOREThese objections are not real. They are excuses made by lazy and cowardly people avoiding their civic responsibility.
READ MOREEven today, despite all the state legislative cessions, the authority available to state lawmakers remains impressive.
READ MOREFrantic 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.
READ MOREThe Constitution’s “federal functions” are almost totally overlooked in law school courses. Yet they are hugely important.
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