May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not
- September 12, 2013
In presidential contests D.C. voters do not seriously weigh the merits or demerits of presidential candidates. The District is a dependency of the federal government, and its electorate invariably votes for the party that offers more government
READ MORE“In practice, “living constitutionalism” converts our Constitution into a parchment loin cloth to cover political pudenda.”
READ MOREThe overwhelming majority of the framers had been given full authority to propose a new government. Charges that they did not are based on ignorance.
READ MOREIf you assume that counting persons is the proper basis for congressional representation, it’s easy to see how one could misread the reduction for slaves and the exclusion of non-tax-paying Indians as expressions of racism. However, many, probably most, of the framers did not think counting persons was the proper basis for representation.
READ MOREStates can refuse to cooperate with a federal program or enforce an unconstitutional federal law.
READ MOREBased on the Constitution’s text and history, Congress’s power to regulate its own elections should be narrowly construed.
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