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 MOREOpponents 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 MOREOf 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 MOREJudicial protection from most economic regulations — even grossly unfair and anti-competitive ones — is so weak as to be nearly non-existent.
READ MOREThe Colorado Constitution’s ban on aid to “sectarian” institutions flatly violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
READ MOREThe study indirectly absolves President Trump of claims that he is violating the Constitution by receiving profits from enterprises whose customers include foreign governments.
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