The Founders Pointed to Article V as a Cure for Federal Abuse

All Postings, amendment applications, amendments convention, Article 5, article five, Article V, Article V Process, Articles, CONSTITUTION, constitutional amendment, constitutional convention, constitutional law, convention for proposing amendments, convention of states, Natelson Rob, original intent, original meaning, original understanding, originalism, ratification of constitution, Rob Natelson, supreme court, The Founding, Uncategorized |

I recently came across one of those silly websites in which a writer largely ignorant of the Constitution’s background purports […]

The Founders Pointed to Article V as a Cure for Federal Abuse Read More »

What is an Amendments Convention “Application?” What is a “Call?”

All Postings, amendment applications, amendments convention, Article 5, Article V, balanced budget, balanced budget amendment, CONSTITUTION, constitutional amendment, constitutional convention, constitutional law, convention for proposing amendments, convention of states, Natelson Rob, original intent, original meaning, original understanding, originalism, ratification of constitution, Rob Natelson, The Founding |

Article V of the Constitution states that “The Congress . . . on Applications of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments.”
As I pointed out in my book, The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant, 18th century writers were imbued heavily with Latin language […]

What is an Amendments Convention “Application?” What is a “Call?” Read More »

The Impending “Convention for Proposing Amendments” — Part II

All Postings, amendment applications, amendments convention, Article 5, article five, Article V, Article V Process, Articles, balanced budget, balanced budget amendment, convention for proposing amendments, Natelson Rob, original meaning, original understanding, originalism, ratification of constitution, Rob Natelson, The Founding, Uncategorized |

Note: This series of six articles originally appeared in the Washington Post’s “Volokh Conspiracy,” a leading constitutional law website. Part

The Impending “Convention for Proposing Amendments” — Part II Read More »

Term Limits for the Supreme Court?

All Postings, amendment applications, amendments convention, Article 5, Article V, CONSTITUTION, constitutional amendment, constitutional convention, constitutional law, convention for proposing amendments, convention of states, Natelson Rob, original intent, original meaning, original understanding, originalism, ratification of constitution, Rob Natelson, supreme court, The Founding |

This article first appeared in the American Thinker.
Term limits are among the reforms being proposed by advocates of curbing federal government abuses through the Constitution’s Article V amendment process.
The idea of congressional term limits has been around for some time. But more recent discussion centers on term limits for the judiciary, especially for the Supreme […]

Term Limits for the Supreme Court? Read More »

Wisdom From A Framer on Federalism, Guns, and the Amendment Process

All Postings, amendment applications, amendments convention, Article 5, Article V, balanced budget, balanced budget amendment, CONSTITUTION, constitutional amendment, constitutional convention, constitutional law, convention for proposing amendments, Natelson Rob, original intent, original meaning, original understanding, originalism, ratification of constitution, Rob Natelson, supreme court, The Founding |

This article was first published on CNS News.
A newly published speech by one of our Framers offers important clues to the constitutional role of the states, of the right to keep and bear arms, and of the amendment process.
Charles Carroll of Carrollton represented Maryland at the Constitutional Convention. After the convention was over, he advocated […]

Wisdom From A Framer on Federalism, Guns, and the Amendment Process Read More »

Article V Opponents Now Peddling Article 23 Years Out of Date

All Postings, amendment applications, amendments convention, Article 5, Article V, balanced budget, balanced budget amendment, CONSTITUTION, constitutional amendment, constitutional convention, constitutional law, convention for proposing amendments, Natelson Rob, original intent, original meaning, originalism, ratification of constitution, Rob Natelson, The Founding |

The latest tactic in Article V opponents’ game of “Whac-A-Mole”* is the circulation of an article 23 years out of date.
The article was published in 1992 and is entitled A New Constitutional Convention? Critical Look at Questions Answered, and Not Answered, by Article Five of the United States Constitution. It was authored by John Eidsmoe.
The […]

Article V Opponents Now Peddling Article 23 Years Out of Date Read More »