May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not
- September 12, 2013
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What should you remember when drafting a constitutional amendment?0
- October 16, 2016
Last month, Citizens for Self Governance sponsored a simulated convention for proposing amendments in Williamsburg, Virginia. I was an adviser for the project, and just before the initial meeting I spoke to the assembled commissioners. My purpose was to provide them with some last-minute tips on drafting proposed constitutional amendments. Several people have asked me
READ MOREWhat Connecticut’s Authorizing Documents Tell Us About the Constitutional Convention—and About Modern Misinterpretations0
- October 10, 2016
On May 11, 1787, the Samuel Huntington, the governor of Connecticut, addressed his state legislature about the pending Constitutional Convention. Shortly thereafter the legislature adopted a law governing Connecticut’s participation in the gathering—the eleventh state to do so. (Only Maryland acted later.) The governor’s remarks, and the ensuing legislative resolution, illustrate the following: * The
READ MORECould Congress Control an Amendments Convention? Not According to the Founders!0
- October 5, 2016
As we move closer to holding a “convention for proposing amendments” to restrain federal overreach, naysayers have not been silent. One of their claims is an amendments convention would be fruitless or dangerous because it could be controlled by Congress. The Constitution directs Congress to “call” an amendments convention when two thirds of the state
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Simulation Shows What An Amendments Convention Would Be Like0
- September 27, 2016
This article was first published by CNSNews. How would an Article V “convention for proposing amendments” work? What would be its agenda? What about its procedures? How would voting be conducted? History and constitutional law provide the answer to most of those questions, but it also helps to have a specific modern example. That is
READ MOREWhen We Amend the Constitution, Make Sure We Follow the U.S. Procedure, not the “Confederate States” Procedure0
- September 19, 2016
People who claim that states may, through state law, dictate the wording of amendments to the interstate “convention for proposing amendments” are not accurately representing the system laid out in Article V of the U.S. Constitution. Rather, they are unwittingly advocating a system similar to the one adopted by the defunct “Confederate States of America.”
READ MOREPhyllis Schlafly, RIP0
- September 6, 2016
I extend my sincere condolences for the death of Phyllis Schlafly to her family and followers. Mrs. Schlafly could rise to greatness. Her book, A Choice Not An Echo, became a standard of the conservative movement. Her successful campaign against the poorly drafted “Equal Rights Amendment” was a classic instance of how a single individual
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