May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not
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Is the “Compact for America” Plan to Amend the Constitution Constitutional? Unfortunately not.0
- April 3, 2016
II’s Article V Information Center has just issued a law report concluding that the “Compact for America” approach to amending the Constitution is, unfortunately, almost wholly unconstitutional.
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What is an Amendments Convention “Application?” What is a “Call?”0
- February 25, 2016
Article V of the Constitution states that “The Congress . . . on Applications of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments.”
READ MORELatest Update on Applications for a Convention for Proposing Amendments0
- February 17, 2016
Georgia Lawyer and Article V expert Dave Guldenschuh has just issued his latest update on Article V amendment activity around the country. You can retrieve it here.
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When They Start Throwing Black’s Law Dictionary at You—Duck!0
- February 17, 2016
If you are involved in politics, sooner or later someone will “prove” his point by quoting to you a line from Black’s Law Dictionary, Corpus Juris Secundum, or a similar source. He may tell you that these are “definitive” legal sources, not to be doubted. Whatever he’s selling, don’t buy it. These sources are not
READ MOREMore On Why Amendment Procedures Are Not Governed by the States’ Tenth Amendment Powers0
- January 30, 2016
A few groups pushing constitutional amendments are trying to convince state legislatures to adopt laws and interstate compacts that rely on state authority reserved by the Tenth Amendment. This is a serious mistake—one that likely will lead to defeat in the courts. In a recent article, I pointed out that the courts have held repeatedly
READ MOREEnglish Law and the Constitution0
- January 21, 2016
Credits: This article arose out of conversations with constitutional commentator Gary Porter. After I wrote my article on the meaning of the constitutional term “natural born,” some people asked me why the English version of that term applied rather than versions prevailing in other countries. The reason is that when the drafters of the original
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