May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not
- September 12, 2013
Rob’s new research demonstrates that bans on “sectarian” aid were . . . designed to require state officials to discriminate in favor of mainstream Protestantism and against any faiths they deemed “bigoted” or “extreme.”
READ MOREBut let’s face it: The election of almost any of the major presidential candidates other than avowed socialist Bernie Sanders probably would have triggered a similar boom . . . the upsurge would have come because its principal cause has not been who was elected, but who has departed.
READ MORE[T]he Hamilton Electors have good cause to claim the mantle of originalism.
READ MOREWatch this interview and learn what we owe to John Dickinson.
READ MORERob’s research, published in the 2008 article, showed convincingly that Justice Thomas was right to be skeptical.
READ MOREComments from [the ratification] debates generally show that the ratifiers understood presidential electors were to exercise their own judgment when voting.
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