Journal Now Available from the Latest Convention of States
The latest of a long line of conventions of states was held in September 12-15, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. It […]
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Journal now available from the latest Convention of States!
Nineteen states attended, making it the second-largest convention of states in American history by number of states represented.
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Missouri court gets it right on constitutional amendment law
This article originally appeared in The Hill on July 17, 2018. Amid all the false claims distributed about the Constitution’s
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Hopes of using 25th Amendment against Trump are delusional
Trump-haters . . . should fix their hopes on impeachment, not on the 25th Amendment. For impeachment, though, you need a proven crime or a real breach of fiduciary duty. . . . Blind hatred and unproved allegations don’t count.
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“Progressives” challenging U.S. Constitution’s adoption should look in their own backyard
State constitutions written or favored by “progressives” also have been proclaimed under dubious circumstances.
New case shows the Supreme Court’s defense of constitutional federalism is only tepid
. . . Those who adopted the Constitution understood that governance of recreational activities, such as sports, was reserved to the states. Regulation of in-state gambling, like other moral issues, similarly was outside the federal sphere.
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Are recent “rescissions” of Article V applications valid?
“The preambles of seven of the nine rescissions show they were based on material mistakes of law and fact.
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Missouri court gets it right on constitutional amendment law
“The courts have a long record of applying constitutional amendment law accurately and fairly.”
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What does it mean for the Senate to give Its “Advice and Consent?”
“During the 18th century, when “advice” . . . appeared in the same phrase with the preposition “with,” the word meant deliberation or consideration.”
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II Court Brief Uphold’s Founders’ View of Electoral College
But a “friend of the court” brief filed by the Independence Institute has shredded one of the key defenses.
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New article shows how 18th century law helps us understand the Constitution
“Living Constitutionalists” sometimes claim erroneously that recovering the Constitution’s original meaning is impractical.
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Why constitutional commentators need to know Latin
The lack of a Latin requirement . . . has encouraged people to become constitutional commentators who are more interested in advancing political agendas than sound constitutional law.
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