by Rob Natelson Advocates of the long-dead Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) have lost an effort to get their amendment “certified” […]
The D.C. Circuit’s Convoluted Opinion on the “Equal Rights Amendment” Read More »
A Review by Rob Natelson Before the dramatic findings of scholarship in the early part of this century, American academics
Scholar Finds that Congress’s Power over Amendments Conventions is Strictly Limited Read More »
The American Legislative Exchange Council, a trade organization of state legislators, recently created three new videos that explain the Article
New Videos Explain the Article V Convention Process Read More »
A common argument against a convention for proposing amendments is that the 1787 Constitutional Convention delegates were a bunch of
How key framers explained their authority to propose a new Constitution Read More »
Could a convention of states could change the “one state/one vote” rule to one based on population? The short answer
No, a Convention of States Could Not Change the “One State/One Vote” Rule Read More »
by Rob Natelson This year is the centennial anniversary of the Colorado River Commission, the “convention of states” that negotiated
As explained in several posts on this website—here, for example, and here—the principal talking points exploited today by both right-wing
Who invented the anti-convention talking points? Read More »
They negotiated Rio Grande Water Rights in 1928-29 and in 1937. As readers of this site know, several conventions of
Two New Conventions of States Discovered! Read More »
Author’s Note: Amendment law is part of a wider category known as the law of “federal functions.” One reason there
Amendment Law in Context Read More »
Mainstream media outlets often have a vested interest in favor of the status quo. They have a long history of
Mainstream Media Disinformation — The New Case of “The Hill” Read More »
A convention is an officially-designated assembly for a special purpose. A convention of the states is a kind of convention.
After years of saying that the time for an Article V amendments convention is not yet ripe, some purportedly conservative
Is it “too late” for an amendments convention? Read More »
