May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not
- September 12, 2013
[B]ecause almost everyone conforms in most respects to prevailing social practices, disqualification for such conduct is necessarily arbitrary and driven more by politics than by merit.
READ MORESo when is local control good in reality rather than merely as a slogan?
READ MORERepresentatives of state legislatures from across the nation will converge in Phoenix, Arizona on Sept. 12 to participate in a traditional American institution called a “convention of states.” Conventions of states are valuable. They help ensure Washington, DC doesn’t dictate all decisions on every subject. The purpose of the meeting in Phoenix is to plan
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.
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