The Principles of the Common Law
Although the Constitution is not, strictly speaking, a common law document, it was written against the backdrop of common law.
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How Liberal Propagandists Fooled Conservatives into Opposing an Amendments Convention
This article originally appeared at CNS News. Some conservative groups have become known for uncompromising opposition to the Constitution’s convention
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Where Chief Justice Burger Likely Got His Anti-Amendment Convention Views
This article originally appeared in the American Thinker. Opponents of the Constitution’s Article V convention method of proposing amendments tout
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Why the Senators’ Letter to Iran Was Both Appropriate and Legally Necessary
This article first appeared at the American Thinker website. Suppose you are in a general partnership with Smith. Smith handles
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Yet Another Multi-State Convention Uncovered
For many years, opponents of a convention for proposing amendments argued that the law governing such a convention was unknowable
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King v. Burwell: The Latest Obamacare Mess at the Supreme Court
When I first heard about King v. Burwell, the latest Obamacare controversy before the U.S. Supreme Court, I assumed it
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New Book About How Deborah—Judge and Biblical Heroine—Freed Israel From Terrorism!
Betty Natelson, my wife, has just published a new book—for readers 9 years and up—about the biblical heroine Deborah. Deborah
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Mike Stern Rebuts Claim that "Congress Would Control an Amendments Convention"
Article V scholar and former House of Representatives legal counsel Mike Stern has just written a response to the irresponsible
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New Study Shows Campaign Disclosure Rules Violate First Amendment
This article was first published at the American Thinker website. Many commentators and politicians have attacked the Supreme Court’s 2010
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Chief Justice John Marshall: Not the Big Government Guy You Might Think
Chief Justice John Marshall (in office 1801-1835) is often identified with an expansive “big government” interpretation of the Constitution. Fans
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Trying to Abolish the Convention’s One-State/One-Vote Rule Not Only Would Be Unconstitutional—It Wouldn’t Be Worth Trying
One of the far-fetched arguments used to persuade conservatives to oppose an amendments convention is that if 34 states apply,
What Is Tonnage?
Article I, Section 10, Clause 3 (I-10-3) of the Constitution forbids states from imposing any “Duty of Tonnage” without the