May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not
- September 12, 2013
This year marks the 250th anniversary of one of the most influential series of writings in American history.
READ MOREThe Farmer letters went well beyond asserting the case against taxation without representation; they also helped clarify American constitutional thinking on other questions, including: Which government responsibilities should be exercised centrally and which locally?
READ MORE. . . the problem centers in specific institutions: American law schools and the higher reaches of the judiciary.
READ MOREThe Founders erected the American legal system to operate in the context of Anglo-American judicial values. The rules placed expressly or implicitly in the Constitution . . . were designed to operate in that context. However, the context changed.
READ MOREOf course, it is one thing to criticize, but another to try to craft something better.
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