May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not
- September 12, 2013
For many reasons, you shouldn’t try to recreate the Constitution’s original meaning from sources arising after the Constitution was adopted.
READ MOREThe Virginia legislature, not Congress, called the Constitutional Convention.
READ MOREAlthough the men profiled in this series often disagreed with each other, each played a part of which Americans can be proud.
READ MORECongress’ effort to regulate Indian child placement is unconstitutional.
READ MOREParticipants in the ratification debates could supplement English by using Virgil’s expressions . . . Virgil gave their message more force.
READ MOREFounding era state legislative records show beyond doubt that an amendments convention is a “convention of the states”
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