May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not
- September 12, 2013
The two leading precedents in the English speaking world both reinforced dictionary definitions: Electors were to think for themselves.
READ MOREThe Electoral College is not part of the U.S. government, nor are the electors government officials.
READ MOREDuring the founding era, election rules were said to fix the “manner of election” . . . This term embraced . . . five categories.
READ MOREThe delegates . . . found the question of how to choose the federal executive one of the most perplexing they faced. People who want to abolish the Electoral College usually are unfamiliar with how perplexing the issue was—and still is.
READ MORE[I]t became clear the ERA was a poorly-drafted measure that would do little for women’s rights. It would have transferred massive amounts of power away from local governments and elected representatives, handing it instead to lawyers, judges, and bureaucrats.
READ MOREThis much is clear: John Dickinson receives much more of our national gratitude than we have given him.
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