The Constitutional Convention Did Not Exceed Its Power and the Constitution is not “Unconstitutional”
Judging by recent claims in the media such as this one, there is still a lot of life in the […]
Federalism (“States’ Rights”) Get Short Shrift in Colorado Judicial Exhibit
I recently visited the new Ralph Carr Colorado Judicial Center—the huge and incredibly expensive building complex that now houses the
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Top Denver Post Columnist Exposes Weakness of Anti-TABOR Theory
Veteran Denver Post (and former Rocky Mountain News) columnist Vincent Carroll writes here about the overweaning ambition of those who
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New Evidence Suggests Obama’s “Recess Appointments” Are Not Valid
Litigation over President Obama’s “recess appointments” to the National Labor Relations Board is going to the Supreme Court. A similar
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Protect Democracy: Avoid Election-Day Registration
Carting uninformed, transient voters to the polls to vote for the political boss-man is a time-dishonored practice of demagogues everywhere.
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The Constitutional Issues In Same-Sex Marriage
I’ve found that most of the discussion about same-sex marriage, even among lawyers, tends to mis-characterize the constitutional issues. This
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Protecting People Against "Gun Control"
My recent address in Grand Junction on the Colorado gun control laws has received widespread notice. This is particularly so
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Get Rob's authoritative book on the Constitution's REAL meaning
The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant (2nd ed.) is an objective explanation of the Constitution as understood
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Why the Framers Could Suggest Ratification by Only Nine States
In prior postings such as the one here, I have explained why it is wrong to claim that the commissioners
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A Response to the “Runaway Scenario”
NOTE: This is an updated version of an essay first published in 2013. For a comprehensive treatment of amendment law,
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Count of Legislative Applications for a Balanced Budget Amendment
by Rob Natelson The following states have applications outstanding for a federal convention to propose a balanced budget amendment: Alabama,
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New Flyer Explains How the States Can Use the Constitutional Amendment Process to Curb the Feds (Article V)
by Rob Natelson The Founders built various checks and balances into the Constitution. One of the most important was the