Yet Another Multi-State Convention Uncovered
For many years, opponents of a convention for proposing amendments argued that the law governing such a convention was unknowable
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King v. Burwell: The Latest Obamacare Mess at the Supreme Court
When I first heard about King v. Burwell, the latest Obamacare controversy before the U.S. Supreme Court, I assumed it
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Mike Stern Rebuts Claim that “Congress would control a convention”
Article V scholar and former House of Representatives legal counsel Mike Stern has just written a response to the irresponsible claim that Congress could control a Convention for Proposing Amendments, either by specifying how commissioners are allocated or in other ways.
His response is worth wide publicity. Here it is:
RESPONSE TO FEBRUARY 24, 2015 PAPER ENTITLED […]
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New Book About How Deborah—Judge and Biblical Heroine—Freed Israel From Terrorism!
Betty Natelson, my wife, has just published a new book—for readers 9 years and up—about the biblical heroine Deborah. Deborah
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Mike Stern Rebuts Claim that "Congress Would Control an Amendments Convention"
Article V scholar and former House of Representatives legal counsel Mike Stern has just written a response to the irresponsible
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New Study Shows Campaign Disclosure Rules Violate First Amendment
This article was first published at the American Thinker website. Many commentators and politicians have attacked the Supreme Court’s 2010
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Chief Justice John Marshall: Not the Big Government Guy You Might Think
Chief Justice John Marshall (in office 1801-1835) is often identified with an expansive “big government” interpretation of the Constitution. Fans
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Trying to Abolish the Convention’s One-State/One-Vote Rule Not Only Would Be Unconstitutional—It Wouldn’t Be Worth Trying
One of the far-fetched arguments used to persuade conservatives to oppose an amendments convention is that if 34 states apply,
What Is Tonnage?
Article I, Section 10, Clause 3 (I-10-3) of the Constitution forbids states from imposing any “Duty of Tonnage” without the
New U.S. House Rule: A Hopeful Sign for an Amendments Convention
As the likelihood of a Convention for Proposing Amendments increases, people are beginning to adjust to the idea. A recent
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What is an “Excise?”
Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution reads as follows: The Congress shall have Power To lay and
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Article V Opponents Now Peddling Article 23 Years Out of Date
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 […]
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