This Resolution Suggests Congress Did Agree to a Broad Constitutional Convention

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On April 23, 1787, the Confederation Congress extended the post office franking privilege to all commissioners about to attend the […]

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May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not

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Originally posted Sept. 12, 2013; amended and reposted Oct. 20, 2016. Some constitutional scholars believe state applications for a convention

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What Connecticut’s Authorizing Documents Tell Us About the Constitutional Convention—and About Modern Misinterpretations

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On May 11, 1787, the Samuel Huntington, the governor of Connecticut, addressed his state legislature about the pending Constitutional Convention.

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