The Last Convention of States Held Before Phoenix in 2017: The Upper Colorado River Commission
I recently obtained the records of what may be the last convention of states held before the gathering in Phoenix […]
Supreme Court’s Ruling Against the PC Police
The Supreme Court’s decision this week in Matal v. Tam sent a clear warning to government officials who seek to curtail speech
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The Define and Punish Clause doesn’t authorize vast federal power either
Legal commentators have spread a good deal of ink trying to show that the Constitution authorizes the enormous expansion of
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The Runaway Convention Myth: How Two Leading Newspapers Promoted It
Although there were scattered antecedents, “runaway convention” claims and certain associated myths were first distributed widely during the 1960s and
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Fake News: How Leading Liberal Newspapers Spread the “Runaway Convention” Story
Although there were scattered antecedents, “runaway convention” claims and certain associated myths were first distributed widely during the 1960s and
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The Convention of States in American History
In this short essay, constitutional historian Rob Natelson thumbnails the three-centuries long history of “conventions of the states.” When delegations
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The Story of Conventions of States in American History
In this short essay, constitutional historian Rob Natelson thumbnails the three-centuries long history of “conventions of the states.” When delegations
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Convention Rules for a Convention of the States
The convention of the states meeting in Phoenix, Arizona in September will need a set of rules. Moreover, that convention
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Convention Rules for a Convention of the States
The convention of the states meeting in Phoenix, Arizona in September will need a set of rules. Moreover, that convention
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Where Congress’s Power to Regulate Immigration Comes From
Congress’s power to regulate immigration comes from the law of nations—the meaning of which many constitutional commentators are unfamiliar.
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How Progressives Promoted the “Runaway Convention” Myth To Protect the “Warren Court’s” Judicial Activism
You may have heard alarms that if we hold a national convention for proposing constitutional amendments the gathering would be
The Runaway Convention Myth: How Academics and other Opinion Leaders Promoted It
You may have heard alarms that if we hold a national convention for proposing constitutional amendments the gathering would be
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