May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not
- September 12, 2013
….. before the Constitution was signed . . . states passed laws violating the 1783 treaty with Britain . . . .
READ MOREFunctions outside the federal sphere were to include “social services, education, criminal law, civil justice, land use, and others.”
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READ MOREThe 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
READ MORE. . . if you want to apply the Founders’ own rules of interpretation to the Constitution, the understanding of the ratifiers is most important.
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