May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not
- September 12, 2013
The three recently-issued Pennsylvania volumes . . . offer virtually no support to the commerce-is-everything school of thought. On the contrary, in the documents reproduced in this volumes “commerce” clearly refers to a concept separate from other economic and non-economic activities.
READ MORESome opponents . . . try to communicate that Madison opposed all amendments conventions. This is certainly not true,
READ MOREArms-length market transactions simply are not “emoluments” as the Constitution uses the word.
READ MOREThis passage leaves nothing to inference: Coxe states explicitly that the militia consists of every man from 16 to 60 years of age.
READ MOREThe Constitution created a strictly limited central government, which . . . would have no authority over religion, most criminal offenses, civil justice, social services, education, or most aspects of transportation or the economy.
READ MOREOriginalism is the prevailing method of interpreting almost all legal documents. An originalist is simply a person who believes we should use the same principles to interpret the Constitution
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