How states should push back against the Biden administration
States can refuse to cooperate with a federal program or enforce an unconstitutional federal law.
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The federal powers of state legislatures
Even today, despite all the state legislative cessions, the authority available to state lawmakers remains impressive.
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How a ‘Convention of States’ really works
Frantic claims that it’s a “constitutional convention” … or that it can issue a new document or “radically re-write” the existing one … or change the ratification procedure—none of these have any legal or historical basis.
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New article relevant to the 2020 election, amendments, & much more!
The Constitution’s “federal functions” are almost totally overlooked in law school courses. Yet they are hugely important.
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The solution is a convention of the states: 5th of a five part series
By using the Constitution’s convention procedure, we can enact the reforms necessary to save the country—and we can make them permanent.
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Don’t let them divert us from ensuring electoral integrity!—1st in a series
I’ve been in and around politics for over 50 years. I know a diversion when I see one.
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New article shows how amendments conventions and other “federal functions” are regulated
“[A]nother mistake is that because an amendments convention executes a federal function, Congress can control it. But . . . the rules and protocols for carrying out federal functions come from the Constitution, not from Congress.”
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New scholarly article explains amendments conventions
The new article “marshals a massive amount of historical evidence to show that a convention for proposing amendments is simply a ‘convention of the states,’ a frequent kind of gathering in U.S. history, and one whose make-up and procedures is well known.
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Global warming and the Constitution’s amendment process: How to tell whether a ‘consensus’ Is true
How academics formed a completely erroneous “consensus” about the convention procedure of Article V.
Two new briefs in the Supreme Court’s Electoral College case
[The integrity of presidential electors] has taken on great urgency as “progressive” state legislatures increasingly meddle with free elections.
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The Mayflower Compact and “consent of the governed” are now 400 years old
Self-government is at the heart of the American experiment. Historically, it is far more important than some other institutions (such as slavery) that [receive] more attention . . . . .
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New information on the Constitution’s ratification—Part IV North Carolina
North Carolinians repeatedly—both in official and unofficial documents—referred to an Article V convention as a “convention of the states.”
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