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Unconstitutional? Extra-Constitutional? What’s the Difference?0
- April 24, 2018
You often hear that an action is “constitutional” or “unconstitutional.” More rarely, you hear the term “extra-constitutional.” Exactly how do these words differ? An action is constitutional if taken in accordance with a governing constitution. The governing constitution may be written or unwritten. In Britain, to become law a bill must pass the House of
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How the False Stories Against An Amendments Convention Got Started 0
- April 17, 2018
This column first appeared in The Hill on April 2, 2018. We are witnessing a renewal and quickening of a 50-year old campaign to dissuade Americans from calling a convention for proposing constitutional amendments. Like voter suppression efforts, the campaign uses fear and disinformation to discourage citizens from exercising an important constitutional right. Article V of the Constitution permits the
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Responding to Fears of an Amendments Convention 0
- March 23, 2018
Of 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.
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Correcting Hillary Clinton’s Misconceptions About Those Favoring An Amendments Convention 0
- February 21, 2018
None 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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Where the Constitution’s Word “Convention” Came From 0
- February 4, 2018
Fortunately, by the time the Constitution was written, this verbal confusion had been pretty much been sorted out.
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What Does the Founding Era Evidence Say About How Presidential Electors Must Vote? – 4th in a Series on the Electoral College 0
- December 3, 2017
The two leading precedents in the English speaking world both reinforced dictionary definitions: Electors were to think for themselves.
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