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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When We Amend the Constitution, Make Sure We Follow the U.S. Procedure, not the “Confederate States” Procedure

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People who claim that states may, through state law, dictate the wording of amendments to the interstate “convention for proposing

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More Founding-Era Evidence that Some State Functions Derive Only From the Constitution (With Some Comments on the Amendment Process)

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In prior posts, I’ve discussed two key elements of constitutional law: 1. The Constitution grants some powers to persons and

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