May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not
- September 12, 2013
Participants 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”
READ MOREDuring the Founding era, the phrase “regulate Commerce” had a very specific meaning
READ MOREMany writings by law professors merely serve a political agenda and do not meet the minimal qualifications for real scholarship
READ MOREWhy nine? Because any combination of nine states (even the nine with the smallest populations) would comprise a majority of American citizens.
READ MOREIn constitutional law, the methods applied by “progressives” are the new, partisan inventions. Originalism is the standard bequeathed by the ages.
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