convention for proposing amendments Archives

Missouri court gets it right on constitutional amendment law 0
- July 31, 2018
“The courts have a long record of applying constitutional amendment law accurately and fairly.”
READ MORE
Impeachment: What did the Founders mean by “High Misdemeanors?”0
- June 19, 2018
A president . . . is subject to impeachment and removal for dishonesty, disloyalty, negligence, and the like. But he is not impeachable merely for mistakes in policy or reasonable disagreements over interpretation of the law.
READ MORE
New Study: only one state away from a convention to propose a balanced budget amendment 0
- May 9, 2018
The Constitution says that “on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, [Congress] shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments.” However, there has been relatively little credible research into what “the Application of . . . two thirds” means. Most scholars who have investigated the issue agree that applications must
READ MORE

Unconstitutional? Extra-Constitutional? What’s the difference?0
- April 24, 2018
An extra-constitutional action may be legal or illegal.
READ MORE
How the False Stories Against An Amendments Convention Got Started 0
- April 2, 2018
Opponents then — like their successors today — claimed they were protecting the Constitution. But what they actually were (and are) doing is protecting judges and politicians who abuse their positions by changing constitutional rules without following the normal democratic process.
READ MORE
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.
READ MORE

Contribute