Understanding the Constitution: the 14th Amendment: Part I
- November 15, 2021
How academics formed a completely erroneous “consensus” about the convention procedure of Article V.
READ MORENorth Carolinians repeatedly—both in official and unofficial documents—referred to an Article V convention as a “convention of the states.”
READ MOREAs the framers did with so many other decisions, in allocating authority between states and federal government they balanced competing values.
READ MOREFor many members of Congress . . . almost their only job experience has been politics. They can hardly understand how the rest of us live.
READ MOREBy clarifying constitutional amendment law, Stevens made it more accessible to citizens who now seek to use it to cure our dysfunctional federal government.
READ MOREHistorically, amendments have proven to be powerful vehicles for reform.
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