runaway convention myth

Home
runaway convention myth

How progressives promoted the ‘runaway convention’ myth to save judicial activism 0
- May 7, 2017
You may have heard alarms that if we hold a national convention for proposing constitutional amendments the gathering would be an uncontrollable constitutional convention (“con-con”) that could propose anything at all. The claim is called the “runaway scenario.” It has almost no basis in history or law.
READ MORE

A Response to the “Runaway Scenario”0
- February 15, 2013
NOTE: This is an updated version of an essay first published in 2013. For a comprehensive treatment of amendment law, see The Law of Article V: State Initiation of Constitutional Amendments and postings at the Article V Information Center website. Many lawmakers and activists, and most of the public, now favor a constitutional amendment to
READ MORE

Featured Videos

Most Read
Commented

A Tax Disguised as a Fee: The Hospital Provider Fee Fund
- May 2, 2016
Time for Colorado Energy Office to receive more than an audit
- January 31, 2017
Is the “Compact for America” Plan to Amend the Constitution Constitutional? Unfortunately not.
- April 3, 2016
Amendment 69: What You Need to Know About the "ColoradoCare" Single-Payer Health Care Measure
- December 22, 2015