What does it mean for the Senate to give Its "Advice and Consent?"
- July 18, 2018
So what was the understanding in 1787-90? I have pieced this together over many years. In a nutshell, here it is:
READ MOREOpponents 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.
READ MOREOf course, the political establishment doesn’t want you to exercise this constitutional right. So they use the same tactics vote-suppressors use: disinformation and fear.
READ MOREThe study indirectly absolves President Trump of claims that he is violating the Constitution by receiving profits from enterprises whose customers include foreign governments.
READ MOREA new study confirms this blog’s conclusions in all important details.
READ MORENone of the amendment campaigns . . . favors the open-ended convention needed for radical change. All of their model legislative applications severely limit the convention’s scope.
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