May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not
- September 12, 2013
To justify the huge growth of federal regulations over the last few decades, lawyers and judges frequently cite the Constitution’s Necessary and Proper Clause (I-8-18). But is that provision really broad enough to authorize what they claim it authorizes? This little essay focuses on the meaning of the word “necessary.” Early legal documents—used by English
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