Some people argue the Constitution was adopted illegally. They assert that the Confederation Congress needed to approve the document, but […]
Did Congress Approve the Constitution? A Member’s Letter Says “Yes” Read More »
Because of a contested election for the Montana Supreme Court, I’m making available again a study of the court’s odd recent history.
For our Montana viewers… on the Montana Supreme Court Read More »
On April 23, 1787, the Confederation Congress extended the post office franking privilege to all commissioners about to attend the
This Resolution Suggests Congress Did Agree to a Broad Constitutional Convention Read More »
This is the full version of an op-ed first appearing in the Detroit Daily News. Advocates for term limits want to
Changed Conditions May Justify Term Limits Read More »
Last month, Citizens for Self Governance sponsored a simulated convention for proposing amendments in Williamsburg, Virginia. I was an adviser
What should you remember when drafting a constitutional amendment? Read More »
On May 11, 1787, the Samuel Huntington, the governor of Connecticut, addressed his state legislature about the pending Constitutional Convention.
As we move closer to holding a “convention for proposing amendments” to restrain federal overreach, naysayers have not been silent.
Could Congress Control an Amendments Convention? Not According to the Founders! Read More »
Scholarly investigation into our Constitution’s actual meaning—or, more precisely, into the Constitution’s legal force immediately after adoption—commonly is called “originalist”
Originalist Research Guide Updated Read More »
This article was first published by CNSNews. How would an Article V “convention for proposing amendments” work? What would be
Simulation Shows What An Amendments Convention Would Be Like Read More »
People who claim that states may, through state law, dictate the wording of amendments to the interstate “convention for proposing
This article was first published in CNS News. The modern U.S. Supreme Court grants more First Amendment protection to political
First Amendment Protection is for More Than Political Speech Read More »
Nearly all American constitutions, federal and state, contain financial restrictions. Some of the state restrictions are very comprehensive. So Colorado’s “Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights” (TABOR) is not as “unique” as both its friends and its enemies claim. But TABOR is probably the most famous provision of its kind.
The Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights Read More »
