Supreme Court Confirms Rule that when State Legislatures Act in the Amendment Process, They Do So Independently
The Supreme Court has re-confirmed a key rule of constitutional amendment law.
The D.C. Circuit’s Convoluted Opinion on the “Equal Rights Amendment”
With one exception, neither the judges nor the parties in the case seemed to understand any of the basic principles of amendment law listed here.
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Why Biden Can’t Use the 14th Amendment to Raise the Debt Ceiling
Not raising the debt limit doesn’t cause default; it just forces the federal government to run a balanced budget.
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New Videos Explain the Article V Convention Process
Tired of the federal government’s overreaching and dysfunction? Here’s the solution the Constitution prescribes
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The end of representative government?
None of the four “progressive” mega-donors had any personal connections to most of the legislative districts they targeted. They didn’t live there, didn’t own property there, and in most cases probably had never seen the district.
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The framers explained why the Constitutional Convention had authority to propose the Constitution
Key framers explained why the Constitutional Convention had authority to propose a new form of government.
No, a Convention of States Could Not Change the “One State/One Vote” Rule
Could a convention of states could change the “one state/one vote” rule to one based on population? The short answer
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The Founders and the Twitter Mob
As the Founders recognized, the human impulse toward mob behavior is not going to disappear. But reforms can limit its influence.
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How objections to an amendments convention got started
Arguments some right-wing groups use to oppose an amendments convention were invented by activists on the Left.
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Are constitutional amendments coming?
Far from authorizing more federal power, amendments almost certainly will reduce federal prerogatives and edge us toward decentralization.
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How states can work together without the feds
States contemplating interposition usually should act in cooperation with other states. This essay outlines how methods of cooperation work.
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