Is the “Compact for America” Procedure to Amend the Constitution Constitutional?—An Update
Because of widespread interest in the Article V Information Center’s report on the legality of the “Compact for America” approach to […]
Newly-Published Ratification Documents Confirm Our Conclusions on the Amendment Process
The Wisconsin Historical Society publishes successive volumes of the Documentary History of the Constitution of the United States. As its
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Book Review: Stealing America: What My Experience with Criminal Gangs Taught Me About Obama, Hillary, and the Democratic Party
I expected this book, written by Dinesh D’Souza and published by Broadside Books, to be bitter. For one thing,
Is the “Compact for America” Plan to Amend the Constitution Constitutional? Unfortunately not.
II’s Article V Information Center has just issued a law report concluding that the “Compact for America” approach to amending the Constitution is, unfortunately, almost wholly unconstitutional.
What is an Amendments Convention “Application?” What is a “Call?”
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.”
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Latest Update on Applications for a Convention for Proposing Amendments
Georgia Lawyer and Article V expert Dave Guldenschuh has just issued his latest update on Article V amendment activity around
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When They Start Throwing Black’s Law Dictionary at You—Duck!
If you are involved in politics, sooner or later someone will “prove” his point by quoting to you a line
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More On Why Amendment Procedures Are Not Governed by the States’ Tenth Amendment Powers
A few groups pushing constitutional amendments are trying to convince state legislatures to adopt laws and interstate compacts that rely
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The Impending Convention for Proposing Amendments — Part VI
Note: This is the last in a series of six articles that originally appeared in the Washington Post’s “Volokh Conspiracy,”
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The Impending Convention for Proposing Amendments — Part V
Note: This series of six articles originally appeared in the Washington Post’s “Volokh Conspiracy,” a leading constitutional law website. Parts
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The Impending Convention for Proposing Amendments — Part IV
Note: This series of six articles originally appeared in the Washington Post’s “Volokh Conspiracy,” a leading constitutional law website. Parts
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The Impending “Convention for Proposing Amendments” — Part III
Note: This series of six articles originally appeared in the Washington Post’s “Volokh Conspiracy,” a leading constitutional law website. Parts
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