May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not
- September 12, 2013
So what was the understanding in 1787-90? I have pieced this together over many years. In a nutshell, here it is:
READ MOREThe Framers drafted the Constitution to grant Congress some powers to construct infrastructure. For example, the Commerce Clause, as originally understood, grants authority to construct facilities for navigation such as dockyards and ports—including, presumably, airports. Authority to maintain the military enables Congress to fund military facilities. Article I, Section 1, Clause 8 empowers Congress to
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